Showing posts with label Gorakhnath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gorakhnath. Show all posts

Friday, April 29, 2016

Hindu temples in Pakistan

#DharmaQuiz Session 361: 29-Apr-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2196: This Gorakhnath temple was reopened in 2011,after 6 decades of closure in Pakistan. In which city? Ans: Peshawar or previously known as Purushapura.

DQ 2196. Pic: blogspot
 #DharmaQuiz 2197: Old Raghunath temple, on the verge of collapse in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Near which city? Ans: Mirpur.

DQ: 2197. Pic: https://thekashmir.files.wordpress

#DharmaQuiz 2198: This is a famous Shiva temple in Pakistan's Sindh province. Akbar was born in this place. Name it. Ans: Umerkot

DQ 2198. Pic: http://constellationplus.com
 #DharmaQuiz 2199: This is one of the rare functioning Hindu temples in Pakistan. In which big city? Ans: Karachi.

DQ: 2199. Pic: panoramio.com
#DharmaQuiz 2200: Name this 1000+ year old temple in Pakistan, very close to India's Jammu. Ans: Shawala Teja Singh, in Sialkot, Pakistan Punjab.

DQ 2200. Pic: Wiki
Scores for session 361:
  1. @veena_ps : 5
  2. @jasshu7 : 5
  3. @mamtan14 : 5
  1. @sriksvenkat : 3
  2. @hamsadwani23 : 3
  1. @sidspin : 2
  2. @Myselfkp : 2
  3. @sriksvenkat : 2
  1. ‏@vipulIT : 1
  2. @VinayMysuru : 1
  3. @subashwarrier : 1
  4. @NoorRathore : 1
  5. @aatma_deep : 1
  6. @KaveriThiyagara : 1
  7. ‏@Shanbarani : 1
  8. @arunrush : 1
  9. @ShirazHassan : 1
  10. @chambalion18 : 1
  11. @Shivam__23 : 1
  12. @CausticIndian : 1

Have a good weekend.

Friday, June 12, 2015

Ancient and Medieval Hindu Sants

#DharmaQuiz Session 334: 12-Jun-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2056: Alwars were the Vaishanava poet saints in Tamil Nadu during ancient times. Out of 12 Alwars, how many were female? Ans: One - Andal.

#DharmaQuiz 2057: Sant Eknath was a renowned Bhakti movement poet in Maharashtra. Did he live before or after Sant Tukaram? Ans: Before.

#DharmaQuiz 2058: Name this 19th century Hindu sant from central part of India. His name is another name for Ganesha. Ans: Gajanan Maharaj.

DQ 2058 - Pic - Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2059: This Yogi from 1000 yrs ago is credited for Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati, a Hatha Yoga text. Name him. Ans: Gorakhnath or Gorakshanath.

DQ 2059. Pic: Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2060: Key Nayanars who worshiped Shiva in TN here.
How many Nayanars were there? Ans: 63.

DQ 2060. Pic: Wiki
Scores for session 334:

@Telugutalli : 5
@GuruCharan99 : 5
@chaitanyasoul : 5
@karthikjana : 5

‏@sbangarp : 2
@Sai_swaroopa : 2
@RDWARAKANATH : 2
@mithlm88 : 2
‏@stormylook : 2

@IyerMira : 1
@shashiparakh : 1
@shaileshwelekar : 1
@ShubhaPatil9 : 1
‏@amalviya18 : 1
@ganex : 1
@ravi_bansal30 : 1
@srinivasanands : 1
@Sridhar_Salem : 1
@choubisa171 : 1
@KARUPPASAMY_L : 1
@sameeral_in : 1
@arunprasad72 : 1
@vs70 : 1
@Aryavarta_ : 1
@MrCoolkarni : 1
@cavrags : 1
@ksrikantiyer : 1
@conphucius : 1
@ashvasant : 1
@ksinamdar : 1
@shreeramm : 1
@Mamdhata : 1

Friday, September 7, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 161: 7-Sep-2012

Theme: Famous Hindu/Sikh temples outside India.
  1. Benzaiten is the Japanese name for a famous Hindu goddess. Who?  #DharmaQuiz 1161. Ans: Saraswati. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzaiten
  2. Combodia's Angkor Wat, largest Hindu temple complex in world, has influence from 2 Indian states. 1 is Odisha. The other? #DharmaQuiz 1162. Ans: Tamil Nadu, the Chola influence.
  3. In 2011, historic Gorakhnath temple reopened in Pakistan, thanks to a court verdict, after 60yrs of closure. In which city? #DharmaQuiz 1163. Ans: Peshawar, NWFP. Read more here - http://hindutemplespakistan.blogspot.in/
  4. Sri Sri Ravishankar addressed a huge crowd at Argentina y'day. Name the place where Argentina's biggest Gurudwara exists. #DharmaQuiz 1164. Ans: Rosario de la Frontera in Salta province.
  5. In 1975, Swami Ghanananda Saraswati, an African, setup a Hindu temple in West Africa. Which nation? #DharmaQuiz 1165. Ans: The hint is in his name, Ghana. Read more here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10401741
Top scorers:
  • @smna17 : 5
  • @arunz : 5
  • @mareekuree : 5
  • @intodust_in : 5
  • @iSaakshi : 5
  • @nisargsoni : 5
  • @pvaidyaraj : 5
  • @anandt_05 : 5
  • @Manjunaath : 5
  • @cybercalci : 5
  • @abhipar7 : 4
  • @Amaresh80 : 4
  • @surnell : 4
  • @ramas_cal : 4
  • @DevNakshi : 4
  • @sharathinindia : 4
  • @sweetandu : 4
  • @hindu_tweeter : 4
  • @rahulghildiyal : 4
  • @dolby_mehul : 4
  • @jemin_p : 3
  • @Dhanushm : 3
  • @iSumitRk : 3
  • @surenc1974 : 3
  • @pkagrawala : 3
  • @srinivasa444 : 2
  • @SandeepShelke : 2
  • @wavehit : 2
  • @KPGanesh : 1
  • @zizou789 : 1
  • @man8shree : 1
  • @rinku3009 : 1
  • @sandeepsmysore : 1
  • @RiddleBoza : 1
  • @RohitR_ : 1
  • @kannaniyyer : 1
This was a tougher one, but very glad that so many answered with or without searching on the net. It helps for Hindus to know famous Hindu shrines outside India.

See you next time.