DharmaQuiz Session 234: 17-Sep-2013

Theme: Festivals of Bhadrapada Month.

1. Onam is a big festival in Kerala during the harvest season. It marks the homecoming of which famous Puranic King? - #DharmaQuiz 1546. Ans: King Mahabali, grandson of Prahlada. Sent to one of the underworld Sutala, by Vamana, the fifth avatar of Vishnu.
2. Today is the Jayanti or birthday of Vishwakarma, the Deva Shilpi/architect. In Ramayana he built a golden palace. For whom? #DharmaQuiz 1547. Ans: For Shiva in Lanka, which was given to Pulastya by Shiva, later to grandson Kubera by Pulastya and then snatched by Ravana, Kubera's half brother.
3. Tomorrow is Ganesha visarjan day in many places. It is always the day before full moon. What's that special day called? #DharmaQuiz 1548. Ans: Ananta Chaturdashi.
4. The full moon day of Bhadrapada month is a special festival day for Buddhists of Bangladesh. What's the festival's name? #DharmaQuiz 1549. Ans: Madhu Purnima.
5. Sighting moon on 2nd day of Bhadrapada invites suspicion. Which story's reading removes that curse? #DharmaQuiz 1550. Ans: Actually, it is sighting moon on the 4th day, which is Ganesha Chaturthi :) Reading Syamantaka Upakhyana will take away that curse.

Toppers of Session 234:

1. @man8shree : 5
2. ‏@CJ_Shekhar : 5
3. @KaushikRg : 5
4. @GuruCharan99 : 5
5. @rahulghildiyal : 5

Congrats to:

1. @vijirak : 4
2. @cgmagia : 4
3. @Right2bRight : 4
4. @PriyaLakar : 4

1. @gandabherunda : 3
2. @SamitLive : 3
3. @jitvg : 3

1. @cubicle_warrier : 2
2. @rinku3009 : 2
3. @Simuntweets : 2
4. @ssmalani : 2

1. @iKiranBS : 1
2. @TheArvindDhar : 1
3. @bruhannale : 1
4. @pravinrao6750 : 1
5. @Ameysd : 1
6. @shettyindian : 1   
7. @sreedharag : 1
8. @karbhat : 1
9. @ajay_bharadwaj : 1
10. @sumanthbharatha : 1
11. @nikhilnair55 : 1
12. @tradetoday99 : 1
13. @grinandtalk : 1
14. @Sujithjust4u : 1
15. @SharathVS : 1
16. @yike19 : 1
17. @vivek_joshy : 1
18. @shamsunderts : 1
19. @adityanegi21 : 1
20. @kirangowda0007 : 1
21. @kdpgrahi : 1
22. @nitwit_duh : 1
23. @AgentSaffron : 1
24. ‏@mayureshgaikwad : 1
25. @dolby_mehul : 1
26. @oneandonlydilip : 1
27. @kirankonnects : 1
28. @ankushraj29 : 1
29. @sanjaybafna : 1
30. @Madirakshi : 1
31. ‏@MadhuRa_april : 1
32. ‏@raam_anuj : 1
33. @Tirchi_Nazar : 1
34. @amitssingh83 : 1
35. @T90_S : 1

Hope you all had a great Ganeshotsava season!

DharmaQuiz Session 158: 28-Aug-2012

Theme: Onam

1. Onam is a mega festival in Kerala. Starts from Atham and ends on Thiruvonam. How many days are in between these two?  #DharmaQuiz 1146. Ans: 8 days. But will consider 10 days as this was a trick question.
2. During Onam festival, Malayalee people welcome Maveli very respectfully to their homes. What is the other name of Maveli?  #DharmaQuiz 1147. Ans: Bali Chakravarti.
3. Puranic King welcomed during Onam is welcomed in Karnataka,Maharashtra etc during a different festival. Name that festival. #DharmaQuiz 1148. Ans: Bali Padyami or Bali Pratipada, during Deepavali.
4. Name the avatara of Vishnu, that is linked to the generous emperor welcomed during Onam festival. #DharmaQuiz 1149. Ans: Vamana.
5. {Final,Open till 11PM} Onam is essentially a harvest festival with religious favour. Name any other Hindu harvest festival. #DharmaQuiz 1150. Ans: Sankranti in most of India, Pongal in TN, Bihu in Asom, Baisakhi & Lohri in Punjab.

Top Scorers:

1. @anandt_05 : 5
2. @sharathinindia : 5
3. @TwtbyKoushik : 5
4. @DevNakshi : 5
5. @simplybhavesh : 5
6. @cybercalci : 5
7. @sharad_51 : 5
8. @philamit : 5
9. @iSaakshi : 5
10. @sweetandu : 5
11. @intodust_in : 5

Congrats to:

• @surenc1974 : 4
• @surnell : 4
• @udgeetha : 4
• @Dilipmys : 4

• @Susri1210 : 3
• @pvaidyaraj : 3

• @krisnendu : 2
• @belurgsu : 2
• @shyam012 : 2
• @shripathi1984 : 2
• @stormylook : 2
• @jaideepb : 2
• @Sahyadri : 2

• @bkprajwal : 1
• @RiddleBoza : 1
• @Sanjaypro : 1
• @raopm9 : 1
• @Drksenthilkumar : 1
• @R_Bhartiya : 1
• @rajgunda : 1
• @rinku3009 : 1
• @satyajitdas84 : 1
• @KaileshRajdev : 1
• @pvsswamy : 1
• @bkprajwal : 1
• @bips_98 : 1
• @krimhumhrim : 1
• @shylsmn : 1
• @bezubaan : 1
• @AmitRVSharma : 1
• @SamitLive : 1
• @hethal09 : 1
• @GetAbhi : 1
• @TheArvindDhar : 1
• @GanapathyI : 1
• @Geminiseventh : 1
• @ShubhamBhuyat : 1
• @Georgian3761 : 1
• @VenuSpeak : 1
• @suhas_patel : 1
• @jairajp : 1
• @RishiShenoy : 1

Let's hope that this session helped you gain some info into Kerala's unique festival. I too learnt some things during my research.