DharmaQuiz: Ayodhya

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Sapta Moksha Nagari

Sapta Moksha Puri. Pic - Wiki (sorry, PoK & CoK excluded)

#DharmaQuiz Session 343: 25-Aug-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2101: Out of the "Sapta Moksha Nagari" or 7 holiest of cities for Hindus, which is the only one on sea coast? Ans: Dwaraka, Gujarat.

#DharmaQuiz 2102: Out of the "Sapta Moksha Nagari" for Hindus, which one had a historic name called Avantika? Ans: Ujjain, MP.

#DharmaQuiz 2103: Out of the Sapta Moksha Nagari's for Hindus, which one has a huge temple for Devi Kamakshi? Ans: Kanchi, TN.

#DharmaQuiz 2104: Out of the Sapta Moksha Nagari's for Hindus, which one can be termed as both gateway to Shiva as well as Vishnu? Ans: Haridwar or Haradwar, in Uttarakhand.

#DharmaQuiz 2105: Out of the three Sapta Moksha Nagari's for Hindus in Uttar Pradesh, name the one not next to Yamuna or Ganga rivers. Ans: Ayodhya.

Scores for session 343:
Did not count, sorry.

Friday, July 31, 2015

18th and 19th century Hindu Gurus

#DharmaQuiz Session 340: 31-Jul-2015

#GuruPurnima special:

#DharmaQuiz 2086: Name this famous Guru from 18th century Dilli, whose birth name was Ranjit Singh. Ans: Sant Charandas.

DQ 2086. Pic - wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2087: Name this 18th century Guru, born in Ayodhya. He adopted Vishishtadvaita & started Uddhav Sampraday. Ans: Ramanand Swami.

DQ 2087. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2088: If you have read the famous Autobiography of Yogi, you would know this 19th century Guru. Name him.Ans: Mahavatar Babaji.

DQ 2088. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2089: Name this 19th & 20th century Guru whose contribution to caste discrimination removal is legendary. Ans: Narayana Guru.

DQ 2089. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2090: Name this 19th century Guru, who was termed as avatar of Sri Chaitanya. Ans: Vijay Krishna Gosvami.

Thanks for participating today!

Friday, March 27, 2015

Lord Shri Rama

#DharmaQuiz Session 325: 27-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2011: Valmiki Ramayana is primarily in which Chandas?
{Hint: 4 padas; 8 letters per pada} Ans: Anushtup chandas.

#DharmaQuiz 2012: Name a famous Hindu sant/philosopher born 998 years ago in south India, whose name literally means Rama's younger brother. Ans: Ramanuja Acharya.

#DharmaQuiz 2013: Out of the 4 Yugas, in which Yuga did Ramayana happen? Ans: Treta Yuga.

#DharmaQuiz 2014: Lord Shri Rama's birth place Ayodhya, is on the banks of which river? Ans: Sarayu.

{Final,Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2015: Rama's mother Kausalya was from Dakshina Kosala. Which modern Indian states form Dakshina Kosala? Ans: Chhattisgarh and Western Odisha.

Scores for session 325:

@durgaramdas : 5
@SamitLive : 5
@UKKishor : 5
@IdamRashtray : 5
@ksmsundaram1975 : 5

@ASHISHTWITTED : 4
@mamtan14 : 4
@venivedivicky : 4
@deshi_mangoman : 4

@ankushraj29 : 3
@arunrush : 3
@stormylook : 3
@SnookyBangalore : 3
@kichumyname : 3
@paladugu_sri : 3

@keshavaram : 2
@agneepankh : 2
@choudharypravin : 2
@vkdwivedi21 : 2
@rinku3009 : 2
@Sa82020831 : 2
@VirendraPandey_ : 2
@RAMESH4184 : 2
@Sushuptii : 2
@AshutoshNSingh : 2
@rohitsamvada : 2
@mrsnrao : 2
@ChauhanUpendra : 2

@Twikramaditya : 1
@AbhinavAhinav : 1
@bnchy1946 : 1
@tmsatagoapan : 1
@yesveees : 1
@raghavendra3190 : 1
@mrkotians : 1
@kiranGowda0007 : 1
@Bh_Nitin89 : 1
@Keefarqpaindha : 1
@Mannmarziyan : 1
@ShaileshTewarie : 1
@NkBlr : 1
@amit_nit28 : 1
@_shomy : 1
@Haryanvi_Live : 1
@gullumishra : 1
@Anoopsri : 1
@Smoking_Sadhu : 1
@ankitindia1 : 1
@satyapremee : 1
@Shivsankar : 1
@radhekrishan68 : 1
@TorontoDreams : 1
@nandaakumar : 1
@sunilmumbaikar : 1
@KeenSachin : 1
@DrAVarma : 1
@drsriramvdongre : 1
@viveksingh16 : 1
@bharathkalva : 1
@SoumM1 : 1
@Vamsee9002 : 1
@harikumarv1241 : 1
@VijayWriter : 1

Have a great Rama Navami!

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Rebuilding of destroyed ancient Hindu temples.

DharmaQuiz Session 308: 02-Dec-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1926: Name this Dalit Hindu was laid the 1st foundation stone of Ram Janmabhumi temple on Nov 10, 1989. Ans: Kameshwar Choupal

DQ 1926

#DharmaQuiz 1927: Which Prez said this? "Somnath temple signifies that power of reconstruction is always greater than power of destruction". Ans: Babu Rajendra Prasad.

#DharmaQuiz 1928: Kashi Vishwanath temple was rebuilt (after destruction by Aurangzeb) in 1780 CE, by a Maratha queen. Name the brave lady. Ans: Ahalya bai Holkar, Queen of Indore.

#DharmaQuiz 1929: Krishna Janmasthan / Kesava Deo Temple rebuilt in 1965 long after Aurangzeb's destruction. Which industrialist rebuilt it? Ans: Jugal Kishore Birla of Birla group decided to take the leading role to fulfill the wishes of Malviyaji and formed a private trust in 1951 to which the rights of land were later transferred. Jaidayal Dalmia of Dalmia Group was another leading personality, who took untiring efforts and the temple was finally constructed over the site.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesava_Deo_Temple#Present_Temple

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1930: Name Sikh King who donated Kohinoor diamond to a Hindu temple that was plundered 18 times before. Ans: Maharajah Ranjit Singh to Odisha's Puri Jagannath temple. But the Kohinoor never made it to the temple for other reasons, and later British stole it.

Scores for session 308:

‏@vipulgupta1976 : 5

‏@Simuntweets : 4
@stormylook : 4
‏@rajeshrajput1 : 4

@Telugutalli : 3

@kirtweetz : 2
@AbhinavAhinav : 2
@girish_joshig : 2
@ankushraj29 : 2
@ksjha_ngp : 2

@ravideli : 1
@ravisonkusare : 1
‏@nirbhaavuka : 1
@debakanta87 : 1
@drarora_gaurav : 1
@AjitsinhJagirda : 1
‏@JpackJack : 1
@sanjayagrawal : 1
@psxyz : 1
‏@naonome : 1
‏@arunrush : 1
‏@mithlm88 : 1
@ashujoshi27 : 1
‏@sailezz : 1
@ambuj_patel : 1
@tresfool : 1
@vkdwivedi21 : 1
@mrsnrao : 1
@DeepeshLakhera : 1

Respect for the brave souls who have helped reclaim some of the damaged temples.

Friday, April 11, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 267: 11-Apr-2014

Theme: Ramayana's Kandas

#DharmaQuiz 1721: In Ramayana, which Kanda has the details of Shri Rama meeting Bharadwaja and Valmiki both? Ans: Ayodhya Kanda.

#DharmaQuiz 1722: Which Kanda of Ramayana has details of Hanuman bringing Sanjeevani herbal medicine to save Lakshmana? Ans: Yuddha Kanda.

#DharmaQuiz 1723: In which Kanda of Ramayana, does the mention of Rakshasi Tataka's death come in? Ans: Bala Kanda.

#DharmaQuiz 1724: In Ramayana's which Kanda is Sugriva's coronation as a king is done by Shri Rama? Ans: Kishkinda Kanda.

{Final, Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1725: Which Kanda of Ramayana has the details of the adventures of Sita's sons, Lava and Kusha? Ans: Uttara Kanda.

Answers to session 267:

@GayathriSrinath : 5

@NilimaNilimas : 4
‏@sweetandu : 4
@meenabg : 4

@SwathiRagha : 3

‏@mjrajput : 2
‏@ddeb30 : 2

@kmukundra : 1
@D_Shadz : 1
‏@mrsnrao : 1
@ganeshchillara : 1
@ChampakRoy : 1
‏@octotus : 1
@HDL_TN : 1
@tmmenon : 1
@sudhica84 : 1
@Punit_shandilya : 1
@kksubbu2003 : 1
@drsriramvdongre : 1
@poetrification : 1
@vigneshenoyk : 1

Jai Shri Ram!

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 238: 22-Oct-2013

Theme: Hindu temples

1) Name the President of India who took part in the grand pratishtapana of Somnath temple's Jyotirlinga, after independence. #DharmaQuiz 1576. Ans: Babu Rajendra Prasad.

2) From the December month of which year, is keertana, pooja and darshan of Ram Lalla happening at Ram janmabhumi, Ayodhya? #DharmaQuiz 1577. Ans: 1949. The gates were opened in 1980s but the pooja was happening much before on a small scale.

3) You can get to this famous Shiva temple in Karnataka, after climbing 7 beautiful hills. Name temple. #DharmaQuiz 1578. Ans: Male Mahadeshwara temple.


DQ 1578; Image: thehindu.com

4) This is the birth place of one of the 7 most sacred rivers for Hindus. Name the place. #DharmaQuiz 1579. Ans: Talakaveri.

DQ 1579: Image: Facebook

5) {Final, Open till 10PM} Pic from Bhartiya temple, Michigan, USA. Which festival is being celebrated? #DharmaQuiz 1580. Ans: Karva Chauth.

DQ 1580: Image: staticflickr.com

Toppers for session 238:

@Manjunaath : 5
@GuruCharan99 : 4
@ashujoshi27 : 4
@dolby_mehul : 4
@KaushikRg : 4

Congrats to:

@talmukund : 3
@arunk3707 : 3

@Dilipmys : 2
@pai_rajesh : 2
@YashwantCharan : 2
@nareshdixit82 : 2
@V_R_R_K : 2

@SnookyBangalore : 1
@lodyaashi : 1
@n_dolli : 1
@sdpandya8 : 1
@skdeshpande : 1
@sushmitnath : 1
@pwnprm : 1
‏@ganeshmahnar : 1
@Ameysd : 1
@siddarthpaim : 1
@mrsnrao : 1
@kapilvyas : 1
‏@Janamejayan : 1
@Ammamymother : 1
@HawaSoniya : 1
@Mohandb : 1
@himanshucs28 : 1
@Del_Alpha : 1
@mishrakmanoj : 1
@neerajvakeel : 1
‏@pallavirajeev11 : 1
@Nithin_Kumar_ : 1
@mahanteshneel : 1
@vishal_jamuar : 1
@sanjeevirao : 1
@FatAngryBird : 1
@Susri1210 : 1
@biswajeetdash : 1
‏@sushmahari : 1
@beingNOMAD : 1
@nanditathhakur : 1
@AnupCommonMan : 1

See you next time.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 77: 12-Jul-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 57 updates.

Session 77: July 12, 2011
Theme: Ramayana

Name Ravana's father from Ramayana - #DharmaQuiz 725. Ans: Vishravas
Next to which pond or Sarovara, did Shabari in Ramayana stay? (Hint: Near today's Hampi) #DharmaQuiz 726. Ans: Pampa Sarovara
In Ramayana who is popularly credited as the founder of Ayodhya city, Rama's birthplace? #DharmaQuiz 727. Ans: Ikshwaku
Next to which river is Ramayana's very famous city Ayodhya? #DharmaQuiz 728. Ans: Sarayu
Whom did Rama send as his messenger to Ravana's asthana, after blockading Lanka Puri? #DharmaQuiz 729. Ans: Angada, son of Vali (and later sent Hanuman)
Out of the 4 Vedas, Ravana was an expert in one. Which one? (Hint: Musical) #DharmaQuiz 730. Ans: Samaveda

List of people who got answers right:

@prashanthkpp : 5
@amitgupta_lnct : 4
@surabhi18 : 4
@ItsJyoti : 4
@WordOfTheFree : 4
@sharathinindia : 4
@manohar_sram : 4
@man0jsharma : 3
@bhartendu2206 : 3
@DrSatyaSaraswat : 3
@TwtbyKoushik : 3
@balajisanjeev : 3
@debaduttakar : 3
@ManikandSharma : 2
@ashok567 : 2
@mjrajput : 2
@Akhil_Hpd : 2
@BKS_5 : 2
@patilso : 2
@swamilion : 2
@YearOfRat : 1
@sweetandu : 1
@ahmednkhan : 1
@ShaileshTewarie : 1
@TheArvindDhar : 1
@DigitalSHIV : 1
@vprajus : 1
@Sshankara : 1
@sureshnakhua : 1
@dwellerinme : 1
@priyanksri : 1
@IndicRace : 1
@sureshvar : 1
@indiantweeter : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

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