DharmaQuiz: Ravana

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 270: 22-Apr-2014

Theme: Ramayana Events

#DharmaQuiz 1736: What was the ornament that Shri Rama presented to his wife Sita immediately after marriage, in Ramayana? Ans: Chudamani. A kind of hair ornament.

#DharmaQuiz 1737: Which vamsha or lineage did Ravana belong to, in Ramayana? Ans: Pulastya vamsha. (Brahman + Rakshasa lineage)

#DharmaQuiz 1738: In Ramayana, who was Maricha's mother? Ans: Tataka. Incidentally, Tataka was Ravana's maternal grand mother too.

#DharmaQuiz 1739: What's the name of the aeroplane that Ravana used to fly away with kidnapped Sita, in Ramayana? Ans: Pushpaka Vimana.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1740: Which son of Dasharatha conducted his antya kriya (final rites), in Ramayana? Ans: Bharata.
Scores for session 270:

‏@KaushikRg : 5
@pramod_klr : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@GayathriSrinath : 5
@sweetandu : 5

‏@SAKottadamane : 4

@sharathinindia : 3
@sudhica84 : 3
@showadarsh : 3
@rohitsamvada : 3
@Sunil_Rao_MS : 3
@shivprasath : 3

@enlightend_mind : 2
@_S_T_F_ : 2
@SriAiyerRS : 2
‏@rinku3009 : 2
@QuickGunM1 : 2
@anil_prongs : 2

@renukaguru : 1
@Tan_Tripathi : 1
@Ravindra_Maiya : 1
@rashmi_k_patel : 1
@GirishSiddapura : 1
@Band00k : 1
@NileshTheGreat : 1
@surendaradla : 1
@iamak93 : 1
@PYARIRADHA : 1
@AshishCawnpore : 1
@sreekannoth : 1
@acrajesh : 1
@IamSrivatsanV : 1
‏@raghav355 : 1
‏@Abhi_BJP : 1
‏@R_a_a_h_u_l : 1
@param_dayal : 1
@JustKedding : 1
@vachas9 : 1
‏@hiraj13 : 1

Hope you enjoyed today. Feel free to tweet me or put in comments below, your topic suggestions.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 234: 17-Sep-2013

Theme: Festivals of Bhadrapada Month.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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:

@man8shree : 5
‏@CJ_Shekhar : 5
@KaushikRg : 5
@GuruCharan99 : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5

Congrats to:

@vijirak : 4
@cgmagia : 4
@Right2bRight : 4
@PriyaLakar : 4

@gandabherunda : 3
@SamitLive : 3
@jitvg : 3

@cubicle_warrier : 2
@rinku3009 : 2
@Simuntweets : 2
@ssmalani : 2

@iKiranBS : 1
@TheArvindDhar : 1
@bruhannale : 1
@pravinrao6750 : 1
@Ameysd : 1
@shettyindian : 1
@sreedharag : 1
@karbhat : 1
@ajay_bharadwaj : 1
@sumanthbharatha : 1
@nikhilnair55 : 1
@tradetoday99 : 1
@grinandtalk : 1
@Sujithjust4u : 1
@SharathVS : 1
@yike19 : 1
@vivek_joshy : 1
@shamsunderts : 1
@adityanegi21 : 1
@kirangowda0007 : 1
@kdpgrahi : 1
@nitwit_duh : 1
@AgentSaffron : 1
‏@mayureshgaikwad : 1
@dolby_mehul : 1
@oneandonlydilip : 1
@kirankonnects : 1
@ankushraj29 : 1
@sanjaybafna : 1
@Madirakshi : 1
‏@MadhuRa_april : 1
‏@raam_anuj : 1
@Tirchi_Nazar : 1
@amitssingh83 : 1
@T90_S : 1

Hope you all had a great Ganeshotsava season!

Friday, December 7, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 181: 7-Dec-2012

Theme: Sri Lanka and Hindu Dharma

Majority of the Hindus in Sri Lanka follow which branch? a) Shaiva Siddhanta. b) Vaishnava Siddhanta. c) Shakta Siddhanta. #DharmaQuiz 1261. Ans: a) Shaiva Siddhanta
Bhagavata Purana describes how Sri Lanka was formed from Mount Meru's apex. Who persuaded Vayu to form Sri Lanka? #DharmaQuiz 1262. Ans: Narada.
Bharata or India was historically described as "aasetu himachala paryantham". What does it mean? #DharmaQuiz 1263. Ans: From the Rama setu connecting Sri Lanka to India, till Himalaya mountains, the land is called Bharata or India.
Adi Shankara composed "Ashta Dasha Shakti Peetha Stotram". What's the name of Devi in the only Maha Shakti Peetha in Lanka? #DharmaQuiz 1264. Ans: Shankari at Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)
Apart from Ravana, name any one other king of Lanka, mentioned in Ramayana. #DharmaQuiz 1265. Ans: Vibhishana (Ravana's younger brother), Kubera (Ravana's step brother), Sumali (grandfather of Ravana).

Top Scorers of session 181:

@sharad_51 : 5
@Ethirajans : 5
@guruswamy_c : 5
@pvaidyaraj : 5

Congrats to:

@iDevNakshi : 4
@ThejasMysore : 4
@man8shree : 4
@iSumitRk : 4
@hchaturv : 4
@philAmit : 4
@sweetandu : 4

And

@KPGanesh : 3
@Manjunaath : 3
@kbharada : 3
@iRohitBhat : 3
@cubicle_warrier : 3
@abhipar7 : 3

And

@TheArvindDhar : 2
@Kaushikbaruah6 : 2
@voxindica : 2
@VijayShenli : 2
@pramodgurav : 2
@bkprajwal : 2
@sharathinindia : 2
@pp_chn : 2

And..

@dheepakg : 1
@Sreevathsaa : 1
@Marut_ : 1
@saggirex : 1
@vikramuk : 1
@krishna208 : 1
@ChandaDebabrata : 1
@somanathg : 1
@lifeisgr8nc : 1
@shyamsunderv : 1
@ramjoukani : 1
@FEEL4INDIA : 1
@Hindustani12 : 1
@dhruva91 : 1
@indianomad : 1
@Tasmayi : 1
@icountu : 1

Keep up the participation. We all can learn together more about Dharma.

Friday, March 30, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 128: 30-Mar-2012

Theme: Ramanavami

When Dasharatha was son-less for a long time, Sage Vasistha advised him to perform a specific yaga. Name the yaga. #DharmaQuiz 996. Ans: Putra Kameshti Yaga.
For 14 years, Prince Bharata ran the kingdom on behalf of Lord Rama from a place in modern-day UP. Name the place. #DharmaQuiz 997. Ans: Nandi Grama
I waited many years to get a darshan of Lord Rama & offered half-bitten berries to him when he entered my ashram. Who am I ? #DharmaQuiz 998. Ans: Shabari
Sage Agastya teaches a shloka - seeking energy from Sun - to Rama just before his battle with Ravana. Name this hymn/shloka. #DharmaQuiz 999 Ans: Aditya Hridayam.
***1000th Question***. Name the vehicle in which Lord Rama returned from Lanka to Ayodhya. #DharmaQuiz 1000. Ans: Pushpaka Vimana.

Top Scorers:

@surenc1974 : 5
@Susri1210 : 5
@aravozhukkam : 5
@ramas_cal : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@Rasraj : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@abhishek_2411 : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@ABelWINS : 5
@philAmit : 5

Congratulations to:

@pirateadmiral : 4
@iSumitRk : 4
@itsmesuresh : 4
@neerajstpl : 4
@SantaSingh : 4

@rajiv_aqua : 3
@idurgesh : 3
@clumsycoder : 2
@subodh1945 : 2
@trueindian00 : 2
@sharad_51 : 2
@the_delhi_girl : 2
@mayureshgaikwad : 2
@gootypp : 2
@raunakjhawar : 2
@bhattvihang : 2
@aughadnath :2

@c_aashish : 1
@vinaybsub : 1
@Nisharp : 1
@sanjaykhera11 : 1
@jaipurarun : 1
@keerthinarayan8 : 1
@Harsh1011 : 1
@pchaturved : 1
@shamit11 : 1
@stormylook : 1
@ishekhar_sk : 1
@paritosh2608 : 1
@virendersj : 1
@rranjan501 : 1
@ankushraj29 : 1
@MissRighto : 1
@_mithya : 1
@Iam_BigV : 1
@Sumit_Nagpal : 1
@EternalWhiner : 1
@neelimatripathi : 1
@DaringDeepa : 1
@pushkaras : 1
@sanjaykhera11 : 1
@DonAmit : 1
@From_Samir : 1
@Satya046 : 1
@ankushraj29 : 1
@diwakargc : 1
@dharmakrit : 1
@WordOfTheFree : 1

Wow.. We made it to the 1000th question in about 20 months, by focusing on #DharmaQuiz 2 times a week mostly. Thanks a lot for the continuous particiatipn of one and all. Without your support, we wouldn't be here now.

Special thanks to @kishor_narayan for sending questions ahead of time and playing the guest Quiz Master role! If anyone else wants to play that role for future editions, you are most welcome. Just contact me on Twitter at @kiranks.

Take care and Jai Shreeram!!!

Friday, March 9, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 124: 9-Mar-2012

Theme: Combined.

In ancient times, there was a kingdom in India called "Kama Rupa". Name that state's current name. #DharmaQuiz 975. Ans: Asom.
From whom did Ravana steal the famed Pushpaka Vimana? #DharmaQuiz 976. Ans: Kubera, his half brother
Name the great educationalist who started the famed Banaras Hindu University? #DharmaQuiz 977. Ans: Madan Mohan Malaviya.
What's the name of the 'vana' or big garden, where Ravana had kept Sita? #DharmaQuiz 978. Ans: Ashoka Vana or Ashoka Vatika.
{Final,Open till 11PM} Ravana was a Rakshasa who fought Vishnu (Rama). Name another Rakshasa who was Vishnu's great devotee. #DharmaQuiz 979. Ans: Prahlada or Bali.(Vibheeshana considered)

Top Scorers - 24 of them this time!:

@vijirak : 5
@sheefal : 5
@mayaadvaita : 5
@kishor_narayan : 5
@gupta_n : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@rohitbhatta : 5
@balakrshnanr : 5
@hindu_tweeter : 5
@Amaresh80 : 5
@ChdryPk : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@anillucky31 : 5
@shibu_kt : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@chikchirp : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@KPGanesh : 5
@manojdha : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@surenc1974 : 5
@humbleguy12 : 5
@pirateadmiral : 5
@rajputrahul19 : 5

Congratulations to:

@surenc1974 : 4
@aughadnath : 4
@iSumitRk : 4
@Gaandeeva : 4
@udgeetha : 4
@clumsycoder : 4

@Rakeshpundir15 : 3
@flip2win : 3
@jagdish : 3
@sumat_patel : 3
@Divyansh9196 : 3
@bhattvihang : 3
@Dhanushm : 3
@anilkohli54 : 3

@AjitVGupta : 3
@SantaSingh : 3
@santosh2304 : 3
@man0jsharma : 3
@rinku3009 : 3
@Susri1210 : 3

@biswajeetdash : 2
@rameshnswamy : 2
@mallipoorasigai : 2
@impankajmani : 2
@udayanojha : 2
@ramjoukani : 2
@rk_kulkarni : 2
@boribunder : 2
@manikandan_s_k : 2
@nemakal : 2
@rankannan : 2
@ujjwalpareek : 2
@StrugDT : 2
@kanika_22 : 2
@ShivaTN_66 : 2
@iRushikesh : 2

@chaitanyabdesai : 1
@lshyam : 1
@satyamitra08 : 1
@parag1626 : 1
@harshvb : 1
@psudo : 1
@Rakeshpundir15 : 1
@lifeisgr8nc : 1
@FatAngryBird : 1
@shuksrpcol : 1
@SHIVANNANT : 1
@VishvambharV : 1
@kalyan_sk3011 : 1
@eugene_lobo : 1
@Ravitejadanda : 1
@ChefEmBee : 1
@dkarthik : 1
@kamal_1986 : 1
@shivaranjan : 1
@doubtinggaurav : 1
@coollibran007 : 1
@subodh1945 : 1
@subbureddy : 1
@maddyraj : 1
@smartrudra : 1
@san_dcool : 1
@UMS_III : 1

Many congratulations to a large number of participants this time. You guys motivate me to keep on searching for new themes!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 77: 12-Jul-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 57 updates.

Session 77: July 12, 2011
Theme: Ramayana

Name Ravana's father from Ramayana - #DharmaQuiz 725. Ans: Vishravas
Next to which pond or Sarovara, did Shabari in Ramayana stay? (Hint: Near today's Hampi) #DharmaQuiz 726. Ans: Pampa Sarovara
In Ramayana who is popularly credited as the founder of Ayodhya city, Rama's birthplace? #DharmaQuiz 727. Ans: Ikshwaku
Next to which river is Ramayana's very famous city Ayodhya? #DharmaQuiz 728. Ans: Sarayu
Whom did Rama send as his messenger to Ravana's asthana, after blockading Lanka Puri? #DharmaQuiz 729. Ans: Angada, son of Vali (and later sent Hanuman)
Out of the 4 Vedas, Ravana was an expert in one. Which one? (Hint: Musical) #DharmaQuiz 730. Ans: Samaveda

List of people who got answers right:

@prashanthkpp : 5
@amitgupta_lnct : 4
@surabhi18 : 4
@ItsJyoti : 4
@WordOfTheFree : 4
@sharathinindia : 4
@manohar_sram : 4
@man0jsharma : 3
@bhartendu2206 : 3
@DrSatyaSaraswat : 3
@TwtbyKoushik : 3
@balajisanjeev : 3
@debaduttakar : 3
@ManikandSharma : 2
@ashok567 : 2
@mjrajput : 2
@Akhil_Hpd : 2
@BKS_5 : 2
@patilso : 2
@swamilion : 2
@YearOfRat : 1
@sweetandu : 1
@ahmednkhan : 1
@ShaileshTewarie : 1
@TheArvindDhar : 1
@DigitalSHIV : 1
@vprajus : 1
@Sshankara : 1
@sureshnakhua : 1
@dwellerinme : 1
@priyanksri : 1
@IndicRace : 1
@sureshvar : 1
@indiantweeter : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

Watch out for the next update! Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.