Deepawali or Diwali

DharmaQuiz Session 303: 21-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1901: Lord Krishna's wife killed Narakasura, on Naraka Chaturdashi day of Deepawali. Name her. Ans: Satyabhama.

#DharmaQuiz 1902: On 1 of the Deepawali days, some Hindus celebrate Bali Pratipada.
Name any non Deepawali festival where Bali is welcomed. Ans: Onam, in Kerala.

#DharmaQuiz 1903: Does Happy Dhanteras festival day during Diwali, occur before or after Amavasya? Ans: Before.

#DharmaQuiz 1904: Name a country on the South American continent, where Diwali is a national holiday. Ans: Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago or Suriname. Technically T & T are islands off the north of SA continent.

#DharmaQuiz 1905: Grandest event of 5 Day Diwali is Lakshmi's birth.
During which Puranic event was she born? Ans: Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean). @Individualist_ says, not born but manifested.

Scores for session 303:

1. @GuruCharan99 : 5
2. @mdbiyani : 5
3. @GayathriSrinath : 5
4. @CJoshi28 : 5
5. @MangoAdmi : 5
6. ‏@arunz : 5
7. @Mamdhata : 5
8. @pramod_klr : 5
9. @mareekuree : 5
10. @Telugutalli : 5

1. @gboxam : 4
2. @sreekannoth : 4
3. @keshavaram : 4
4. @Tweelak : 4
5. @pandey_ashishkp : 4

1. @stormylook : 3
2. @krajthakkar : 3
3. @Simuntweets : 3

1. @nehjin8 : 2
2. @bhupinderpti : 2
3. @vschanna : 2
4. ‏@Seek_self_truth : 2
5. @SwathiRagha : 2
6. @Lawan22 : 2

1. @acrajesh : 1
2. @narayanbpurohit : 1
3. @shegde63 : 2
4. @Maveric1128 : 1
5. @kapilsanvaliya : 1
6. ‏@surecussam : 1
7. @rinku3009 : 1
8. ‏@Anoopsri : 1
9. @TheJanamejaya : 1
10. ‏@trueindian131 : 1
11. @patnaikt : 1
12. @acharya2 : 1
13. @AnupamkPandey : 1
14. @gandabherunda : 1
15. @ushamirra : 1
16. @saumya1985 : 1
17. @sibhaskaran : 1
18. @HarishankarSY : 1
19. @mrsnrao : 1
20. @prasad1654 : 1
21. @AmalPar : 1
22. ‏@vjchats : 1
23. @ishuaadi : 1
24. ‏@magaxiom : 1
25. @aravindan_krish : 1
26. @6amiji : 1
27. @ShivaKap : 1
28. ‏@sun_pathak : 1

Happy Deepawali to all!

DharmaQuiz Session 96: 28-Oct-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 76 updates.

Session 96: October 28,  2011
Theme: Deepavali or Diwali

1. Pandavas appeared back from vanavasa or banishment in forest during Diwali. How many years were they banished in forest? #DharmaQuiz 832. Ans: Twelve years (see question. asking only about vanavasa, not agnata vasa or incognito)
2. It was on Deepavali day, Amavasya, that Arya Samaj's founder attained nirvana. Name him - #DharmaQuiz 833. Ans: Mahrashi Dayananda 
3. Deepavali also marks the death of demon Narakasura. Along with Krishna, which of his wives went to battleground with him? #DharmaQuiz 834. Ans: Satyabhama
4. The foundation stone of a very famous Sikh shrine was laid out on Diwali day in 1577. Name its city. #DharmaQuiz 835. Ans: Amritsar
5. Diwali is the birthday of a very famous Hindu Goddess. Name the event in which she was born.  #DharmaQuiz 836. Ans: Samudra Manthan or Churning of the sea.

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

• @vipulgupta1976 : 5
• @sureshvar : 5
• @DevNakshi : 4
• @RohitRajpurohit : 4
• @amitgupta_lnct : 4
• @mspenta : 4
• @ajith_shetty : 4
• @kishan_harathi : 3
• @sharathinindia : 3
• @Sammy_2912 : 3
• @matarishva : 2
• @agenthunt : 2
• @itsmesuresh : 2
• @keerthinarayan8 : 2
• @jaideepb : 1
• @Geminiseventh : 1
• @pantgovinda : 1
• @chikchirp : 1
• @kanika_22 : 1
• @tgirishkumar : 1
• @prasad_athereya : 1
• @sapana_almelkar : 1
• @dimpsdawns : 1
• @rubenmasc : 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.

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