DharmaQuiz: Panchanga

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Friday, March 20, 2015

Yugadi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Lunar New Year.

#DharmaQuiz Session 323: 20-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2001: Tomorrow is Yugadi or Ugadi. This is a famous sweet dish for this new year's festival. Name it. Ans: Various names - Obbattu, Bobbattu, Holige, Puran Poli.

DQ 2001: pic: migrantmallu

#DharmaQuiz 2002: Yugadi evening, people visit temples to listen to new year's predictions. What's the event called? Ans: Panchanga Shravanam or reading the Hindu calendar/almanac.

DQ 2002. Pic: thehindu

#DharmaQuiz 2003: Tomorrow is the new year for Kannada,Telugu, Marathi, Kodava, Konkani and more people. Based on lunar or solar calendar? Ans: Lunar. @iParamanand informs that this is a new year's day for Rajasthani people too.

#DharmaQuiz 2004: Sindhi people in Pakistan & India celebrate Yugadi as Cheti Chand. Name this deity they worship -> Ans: Jhulelal. @samas777 informs that he is also called Lal Sai, Uderolal, Varun Dev, Doolhalal.

DQ 2004. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2005: Tomorrow is the first day of Chaitra month per Shalivahana Shaka calendar.
Name the samvatsara. Ans: Manmatha.

Scores for session 323:

@me_rajeeva : 5
@karthikjana : 5
@Sunil_Reddy : 5

@iParamanand : 4
@arunrush : 4
@krithikaraman : 4

@mrsnrao : 3
@mrkotians : 3
@anamika_99 : 3
@rohitsamvada : 3
@ANILKUMARAN5 : 3

@harshahs : 2
@prasad1654 : 2
@nandaakumar : 2
‏@ashujoshi27 : 2

@tarasundar : 1
@Psudoku : 1
@hindujedi : 1
@kaushkrahul : 1
@psychiatrycal : 1
@empraj1591 : 1
@ashokagarwal : 1
@app_praveen : 1
@SonalShriv : 1
@pavan3085 : 1
@s_pshah : 1
@samas777 : 1
@vsubbu48 : 1
@madhuusv : 2
@shailendram1 : 1
@hemabawa : 1
@jnaneshwer1 : 1
@AjithRamanath : 1
@Krishna___9999 : 1
@AjaxNgp : 1
@CongiCrooks : 1
@divyarajanna : 1
@nrshivakumar : 1
@srivinow : 1
@satheeswara : 1
@c10c36b074c64e8 : 1
@pushkar_nk : 1
@Roopa414 : 1
@penntemp : 1
@db_is_db : 1
@sandeshkumard : 1
@girishbellad : 1
@jobless8work : 1
@ramrenuv : 1
@band318 : 1
@kum_1_09 : 1
@girish_holla : 1
@ashish40066 : 1
‏@iHegde : 1
@preethu_kumar : 1
‏@kushblr : 1
@NirupamaKS1 : 1
@ugramveeram123 : 1
@kakdwip : 1
@MangoAdmi : 2
@babaagyani : 1
@AmarAmarpujari : 1
@SumitSharma_91 : 1
‏@PerennialCold : 1
@venomousmani : 1
@guyonblackybx : 1
@mangooppl : 1
@crazydiode : 1
@hoveringfalcon : 1
‏@gghegde : 1
@nomadtwts : 1
@magaxiom : 1
@PSR_NMORE : 1
@sweetvismaya : 1
@prasannakp84 : 1
@NivasanN : 1
@fy73r : 1
‏@maaraghu : 1
‏@Vamsee9002 : 1
@Suprith_raO : 1
@India_Policy : 1
@MalayKurwa : 1
@rakeshjmishra : 1

Happy Ugadi, Yugadi, Puran Poli and new year!

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

27 Hindu Nakshatras

DharmaQuiz Session 293: 12-Aug-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1851: Out of the 27 Nakshatras or stars as a part of Hindu panchanga or astrology, which one translates as "Deer's head"? Ans: Mriga Shira.

#DharmaQuiz 1852: Out of the 27 Nakshatras of Hindu panchanga which one translates as "the eldest"? Ans: Jyeshtha.

#DharmaQuiz 1853: Out of the 27 Nakshatras of Hindu panchanga what does Shatabisha mean? Ans:
Comprising of a hundred physicians.

#DharmaQuiz 1854: If a girl is born in this nakshatra of Hindu panchanga, she's usually married to a
home without father-in-law. Which star? Ans: Mula, "the root". The belief is that after marriage, the
father in law of the bride would soon die.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1855: Pushya nakshatra is linked to Rama and Sita.
Name one event of their lives in that nakshatra. Ans: Sita was born per some, and Rama and Sita were married in this nakshatra per some other astrologers.

Scores for session 293:
Did not note. Sorry.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 266: 1-Apr-2014

Theme: Panchanga and Years per Hindu calendar

#DharmaQuiz 1716: Jaya Samvatsara, that started for many Hindus yesterday on Yugadi, is which year as per Shalivahana Shaka? Ans: 1936.

#DharmaQuiz 1717: The current year is 197,29,49,115th year per a particular Hindu panchanga computation. What is that computation? Ans: The number years since the start of this Brahma Kalpa (the current day of Brahma, called Shweta Varaha Kalpa).

#DharmaQuiz 1718: Per Vikrama Shaka's Hindu Panchanga, which year are we currently in? Ans: 2070-71.

#DharmaQuiz 1719: Per Hindu panchanga, we are in 186,18,855th year in Vaivaswata Manvantara. Is Vaivaswata different from Swayambhuva Manu? Ans: Yes. Vaivaswata is the 7th Manu.

{Final, Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1720: Per Hindu panchanga, how many years have passed since the start of the latest Kali Yuga? Ans: 5114. We are now in 5115th Kali Yuga year.
Answers to session 266:

@ashujoshi27 : 5
@man8shree : 5
@GuruCharan99 : 5

@cgmagia : 3

@Telugutalli : 2

@vkhurana19 : 1
‏@shalabhrocks : 1
@Sunil_Rao_MS : 1
@NilimaNilimas : 1
@__aksa : 1
@neelesh_mishra : 1
@Mamdhata : 1
@YashwantCharan : 1
@conphucius : 1
@dikshitmodi : 1

Happy Yugadi again!

Friday, May 31, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 219: 31-May-2013

Theme: Yoga, from Panchanga

There are 27 Yogas in Vedic Astrology. How many of them are considered auspicious or good for muhurtas? #DharmaQuiz 1461. Ans: 16 Shubha or Auspicious Yogas. But some people say 18 considering Dhruva and Dhriti, so that answer is also considered
Vyatipata, one of the 27 Yogas of Hindu Astrology is not considered auspicious. What does Vyatipata mean? #DharmaQuiz 1462. Ans: Calamity.
Ayushmaan is a good Yoga. What does it mean? #DharmaQuiz 1463. Ans: Longeivity
Vajra is one of the 27 Yogas of Vedic Astrology. Is that a good yoga or bad, for muhurtas? #DharmaQuiz 1464. Ans: Inauspicious or bad.
Yoga is a part of Panchanga or Hindu almanac. True or False. #DharmaQuiz 1465. Ans: True, along with Nakshatra, Vara, Tithi and Karana

Read more here: http://www.astrojyoti.com/naksatratithiyogainfo.htm

Top scorers for session 219:

@manya_rao : 5
@bhaviknz : 5
@man8shree : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@GuruCharan99 : 5
@anandt_05 : 5

@iCSM : 4
@iSaakshi : 4
@cgmagia : 4

@VellaDev : 3
@Simuntweets : 3
@Kaushikrg : 3

@rkamath1982 : 1
@cubicle_warrier : 1
@vsumanthkumar : 1

Maybe this astrology topic was not that interesting for many. Will try something new next time.

Any topic suggestion?

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 156: 14-Aug-2012

Theme: Hindu Chandramana Calendar

As per the Chandramana Hindu Calendar, for how many months once, an "Adhika Maasa" or extra month occurs? Ans: a) 33 b) 22 c)44. #DharmaQuiz 1136. Ans: a) 33 months. Slightly less than 33, but rounded off. @surnell gives the exact thing -> 32 months, 16 days, 3 hours and 12 minutes.
This is missing during an "Adhika Maasa" or extra month. Name it. d) Surya Tarpana. e) Surya Grahana. f) Surya Sankranti. #DharmaQuiz 1137. Ans: f) Surya Sankranti.
Which is the 5th basic element of a Hindu Pancha-anga, after Vaara, Tithi, Nakshatra & Yoga? g)Ganita. h) Maasa. i) Karana. #DharmaQuiz 1138. Ans: i) Karana.
All 12 months of Hindu calendar have "Adhipatis" or gods. Whose different names are those 12? j)Shiva. k)Vishnu. l)Brahma. #DharmaQuiz 1139. Ans: k) Vishnu.
How many days does Moon take per Hindu Chandramana calendar, to travel from Purnima to Purnima? m)29.531 n) 31.231 o) 27.898 #DharmaQuiz 1140. Ans: m) 29.531, after taking into account Earth's move around Sun.

Top Scorers:

@pkagrawala : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@udgeetha : 5
@CAKiranb : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@surnell : 5
@iSaakshi : 5

Congrats to:

@sharathinindia : 4
@geophyraj : 4
@abhipar7 : 4
@singhrakeshk : 4
@iSumitRk : 4
@surenc1974 : 4

@wickedparam : 3
@DevNakshi : 3
@dolby_mehul : 3
@prashanthkpp : 3
@pal_pec07 : 3

@Rasraj : 1
@bkapilyadav : 1
@navneet2frn : 1
@voxindica : 1

Thanks for everyone's participation. This was a bit tougher, but need us to research more thoroughly sometimes :)