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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Temples along the Krishna river.

#DharmaQuiz Session 324: 24-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2006: There's a famous Ganesh temple on the eastern bank of Krishna river in Maharashtra. Which district? Ans: Sangli.

DQ 2006. Pics from kolhapurtourism.org

#DharmaQuiz 2007: There's a gorgeous Durga temple over Indrakeeladri hill, on Krishna river's bank in AP. Which city? Ans: Kanaka Durga temple, Vijayawada.

DQ 2007. Pic: atvijayawada

#DharmaQuiz 2008: This is Kudala Sangama, on Krishna's banks in Karnataka. Which 12th cent reformer's samadhi's here? Ans: Basavanna.

DQ 2007. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2009: Rare Jyotir Linga & Shakti peetha in the same temple complex on Krishna's bank in AP. Which place? Ans: Srisailam. Mallikarjuna (Jyotir Linga) and Bhramaramba (Shakti Peetha).

DQ 2009. Pic: reddywelfareassociationsrisailam

#DharmaQuiz 2010: Which place on Krishna's bank in AP has a Shiva temple & Buddhist stupa? Ans: Amaravati.

DQ 2010. Pic: Wiki

Scores for session 324:

@NkBlr : 5
@pramod_klr : 5
@CJoshi28 : 5

@KamalPremi2 : 4
@UKKishor : 4

@arunrush : 3
@naonome : 3
@prasad1654 : 3
@chinnigs : 3

@yesveees : 2
@harishkrcr : 2
@sameermathad : 2
@biswajeetdash : 2
@MrCoolkarni : 2
@balaram_uchiha : 2

@Venky1971 : 1
@mohan0784 : 1
@trueindian131 : 1
@kikkeriv : 1
@sri9011 : 1
@SKSAHASRABUDHE : 1
@SBSatpathy2 : 1
@vaijrb : 1
@sarvankarthik6 : 1
@RRamgovind : 1
@Dhanushm : 1
@swapniljadhav47 : 1
@manjuprasadns : 1
@Geminiseventh : 1
@Aish17aer : 1
@123sri : 1
@ShubhaPatil9 : 1
@hiphopperzz : 1
@vijaysumanth : 1
@cenudlv : 1
@spisupati : 1
@SaratPatnaik2 : 1
@ganeshgoud969 : 1
@Anoopsri : 1
@AkshayKongalla : 1
@lchavan : 1
@emsreenu : 1
@gklmarali : 1
@KishoreKeBol : 1

Take a trip along the Krishna river.. One of India's vital lifelines!

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Hindu temples of Jammu & Kashmir, and Jharkhand.

DharmaQuiz Session 311: 23-Dec-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1941: Over which mountain is the precious Vaishno Devi temple situated in Jammu and Kashmir? Ans: Trikuta.

DQ 1941: Pic from makemytrip

#DharmaQuiz 1942: There's a famous Devi temple 20 KM east of Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir. Mentioned in Kalhana's Rajtarangini. Name it. Ans: Kheer Bhavani temple.

#DharmaQuiz 1943: There's a hill overlooking Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. Has Jagadamba Sharika temple. Name the hill. Ans: Hari Parbat.

DQ 1943: Pic from travelersguideindia

#DharmaQuiz 1944: This 325 year old Hindu temple was restored in 2008 in the state of Jharkhand. Name the temple. Ans: Jagannath temple, Ranchi.

DQ 1944: Pic from panoramio

#DharmaQuiz 1945: Only one of the 12 sacred Jyotir Lingas, is in the eastern part of India. Where is it? Ans: Baidyanath, Jharkhand.

Scores for session 311:

@surnell : 5
@RakeshChouhan : 5

@TheArvindDhar : 4

@stormylook : 3
@bezubaan : 3
@DrShobha : 3

@rahulbagati : 2
@pradeepsingh83 : 2
@NaMo__Bhakt : 2
@chitrabharadwaj : 2
@mamtakejriwal75 : 2

@rathinikesh : 1
@shailu_CA : 1
‏@SameerTandon1 : 1
@sudhirapai : 1
@rgopalv : 1
@NilimaNilimas : 1
@jodhra63 : 1
@arunrush : 1
@pramodthap : 1
‏@ko_ji2000 : 1
‏@mrsnrao : 1
@devyanidilli : 1
@PoonamV_ : 1
@keshavaram : 1
@KakRajender : 1
‏@RRamgovind : 1
@TORUKH_MAKTO : 1
@anityakr : 1
@prasca : 1
@ganeshmahnar : 1
@sharnarthi90 : 1
@Krish9995 : 1
@AgentSaffron : 1
@KakRajender : 1
@Nationalistweet : 1

Learn more about temples from these two states, that were in news today.

Friday, February 28, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 258: 28-Feb-2014

Theme: Lord Shiva

#DharmaQuiz 1676: Lord Shiva is having a name which translates as "the roarer" or "fierce". That name is also a Rig Vedic deity. Name it. Ans: Rudra.

#DharmaQuiz 1677: In which Veda is the hugely popular Chamakam, found in? You will almost always hear Chamakam during Maha Shivaratri. Ans: Krishna Yajur Veda primarily.

#DharmaQuiz 1678: Shiva's wife Sati immolated herself during her father Daksha's yajna. Which rishi, also Daksha's SIL,was conducting yajna? Ans: Brighu.

#DharmaQuiz 1679: To save the universe when Shiva drank the poison halahala, who stopped it at his neck itself,getting him Neelakantha name? Ans: Parvati.

#DharmaQuiz 1680: Shiva worshiped as Jyotir-Linga in 12 places. Geographically, which is the easternmost Jyotir Linga? Ans: Vaidyanath at Devgarh, Jharkhand.

Answers to session 258:

@TheArvindDhar : 5
‏@ajaypawardr : 5
@vijirak : 5
@Mamdhata : 5
‏@pandey_ashishkp : 5
@GayathriSrinath : 5

@karthikjana : 4
@vivekDw02165999 : 4

‏@ShenoyVijeta : 3
@drarora_gaurav : 3
@_shomy : 3
@meenabg : 3

@Susri1210 : 2
@venkataa : 2
@karthiabraje : 2
‏@SeCoolar_Right : 2
@deshi_mangoman : 2
‏@kksubbu2003 : 2

@_sujayS : 1
@Viswajgd : 1
@mandya_manju : 1
@anurag_surya : 1
@sonitarun1 : 1
@ksmsundaram1975 : 1
@Ramsesh2809 : 1
@ashvasant : 1
@AniilkumarAnil : 1
‏@jpdadhich : 1
@ajittyagi1805 : 1
@Srinathbki : 1
@seevin : 1
@ajittyagi1805 : 1
@Asach4 : 1
@YashwantCharan : 1
@ashimasingh99 : 1
@swamilion : 1
‏@Prach82 : 1
@Prouud2bIndian : 1
@AnirudhaLimaye : 1
@Chandrashmii : 1
‏@a_gopinathan : 1
@harshit13175873 : 1
@swathip18 : 1

Hope you all had a great and soothing Maha Shivaratri.

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.

Friday, February 24, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 121: 24-Feb-2012

Theme: Madhya Pradesh Temples

One 1500 year old major temple in Devgarh, Madhya Pradesh, survived the temple destruction period. Which is its main deity? #DharmaQuiz 959. Ans: Vishnu
Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar temple, that houses one of the 12 holiest Jyotir Lingas, is situated on which lake's side? #DharmaQuiz 960. Ans: Rudra Sagar Lake.
There is a unique Pashupatinath temple in Madhya Pradesh, where the Linga has 8 faces of Shiva on it. Which town is it in? #DharmaQuiz 961. Ans: Mandsaur.
Name the famous Jyotir Linga which is found in Madhya Pradesh, on the banks of Narmada river. #DharmaQuiz 962. Ans: Omkareshwar.
{Final, open till 11 PM} Name the World Heritage Site town in Madhya Pradesh, that is famous for eroticism in 25 Hindu & Jain temples. #DharmaQuiz 963. Ans: Khajuraho

Top Scorers:

@vijirak : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@neerajstpl : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@balakrshnanr : 5