Showing posts with label Badami. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Badami. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Temples in India that are more than 1000 years old

#DharmaQuiz Session 364: 7-June-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2211: Where is this 1300 year stone temple? A grand yearly dance festival is conducted there now.
DQ 2211: Pic - wiki
Ans: Mahabalipuram or Mammalapuram, Tamil Nadu.

#DharmaQuiz 2212: This Hindu temple is at a height of 11,755 ft above sea level. At least 1200 year old. Name it.
DQ 2212: Pic - Wiki
Ans: Kedarnath Shiva temple, Uttarakhand.

#DharmaQuiz 2213: There is a 2000 year old Brahma temple (rebuilt in 14th century) on this lake bank. Name the lake.
DQ 2213 - Pic 1. From sacredsites.com
DQ 2213 Pic 2. Source - pushkarroyalsafaricamp.com

Ans: Pushkar lake, Rajasthan.

#DharmaQuiz 2214: This is a fabulous 1200 to 1400 year old Hindu + Jain temple complex in 4 caves. Where is it?
DQ 2214. Pic: incredible-india.sanjeevnitv.com
Ans: Badami, Karnataka.

{Final,open till 10 PM}: #DharmaQuiz 2215: This is a 1000 year old temple complex for Harihara. 180 ft tall main temple! Name it.
DQ 2215. Pic: Wiki
Ans: Lingaraj temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Scores were not finalized properly tonight. Will do properly during the next quiz. Thanks for the great response today!

Friday, September 18, 2015

Ganesha Songs

#DharmaQuiz Session 344: 18-Sep-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2106: There's a famous Ganesha song - "Vatapi Ganapatim Bhajeham".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSq0islk3XY
Which kingdom's capital was Vatapi? Ans: Chalukya. Place also known as Badami in Karnataka.

#DharmaQuiz 2107: This is one of the all time hit Ganapati bhajan.
"Ekadantaya Vakratundaya"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq00BSNbsI0
Who wrote this?  Ans: Shrirang Godbole is what I have heard.

#DharmaQuiz 2108: The most famous Ganapati praise in Marathi is "Ganapati bappa Morya".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdkkkE12zxA
Who or What is "Morya"?  Ans: Morya Gosavi.
Read more on Morya - https://www.quora.com/What-does-Morya-mean-when-they-say-Ganpati-bappa-Morya-during-Ganeshotsav

#DharmaQuiz 2109: Ganesha is known as Pillaiyaar in Tamil.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq3SM8uM9Y8
Can you name one historic temple for Pillaiyaar in TN? Ans: Karpaka Pillaiyaar temple.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karpaka_Vinayakar_Temple

#DharmaQuiz 2110: The famous Ganesh Chalisa was composed in which language?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCW2oRJybgs 
Ans: Awadhi.

Scores for session 344: 
  1. @karthikjana : 4
  1. @SuprithVantimar : 3
  2. ‏@anasrini : 3
  1. @kumarkm53 : 1
  2. @nemkals : 1
  3. @anasrini : 1
  4. ‏@AnandRai001 : 1
  5. @jasshu7 : 1
  6. @Gopalee67 : 1
  7. @harishgksms : 1
  8. ‏@iyer8_iyer : 1
  9. @Ar26_27 : 1

Jai Swamy Ganapati!!