Shakti Peethas

#DharmaQuiz Session 357: 8-Mar-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2176: This is the Jwalamukhi temple in Himachal Pradesh. One of 51 Shakti peethas. In which district? Ans: Kangda.

DQ 2176. Pic: hgsitebuilder.com

#DharmaQuiz 2177: Also called as Devi Talab, this complex has one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. In which city of Punjab? Ans: Jalandhar.

DQ 2177. Pic: religiousportal

#DharmaQuiz 2178: This is the famous Maa Vimla Shaktipeeth, also known as Virja temple. In which state? Ans: Odisha.

DQ 2178. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2179: Sunanda Devi, is a Shakti peetha located in Barishal district, Bangladesh. On which river's bank? Ans: Sugandha river.

DQ 2179. Pic: blogspot

#DharmaQuiz 2180: Maa Hinglaj is the westernmost Shakti peetha. Which province of Pakistan? Ans: Balochistan.

DQ 2180. Pic: staticflickr

Scores for Session 357:

1. @RakeshChouhan : 5
2. @tanvinarula6 : 5
3. @sriksvenkat : 5

1. @drarora_gaurav : 4

1. @mathurarvinds : 2
2. @rinku3009 : 2

1. @Matirmama : 1
2. @ykamath : 1
3. @KSVSUBRAMANIAN : 1
4. @anandicwa : 1
5. @antidespondent : 1
6. ‏@jivanmukt : 1
7. @eternit96426605 : 1
8. @rkpadhy72 : 1
9. @arunrush : 1
10. @AnupKPrusty : 1
11. @niranjanprabhu : 1
12. @DeepeshLakhera : 1
13. @Hare_Govind : 1
14. @politicsproper : 1
15. @chinmays_83 : 1
16. @amtpsingh : 1
17. @paneendrabellur : 1
18. @Raziel_646 : 1
19. ‏@upma23 : 1
20. @db_is_db : 1
21. @anujkapoor83 : 1
22. @magaxiom : 1
23. @aavinay : 1
24. @dabangghindu : 1
25. @brandingbuddy : 1
26. @gdevraj : 1

Jai Maa Durga!

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:

1. @NkBlr : 5
2. @pramod_klr : 5
3. @CJoshi28 : 5

1. @KamalPremi2 : 4
2. @UKKishor : 4

1. @arunrush : 3
2. @naonome : 3
3. @prasad1654 : 3
4. @chinnigs : 3

1. @yesveees : 2
2. @harishkrcr : 2
3. @sameermathad : 2
4. @biswajeetdash : 2
5. @MrCoolkarni : 2
6. @balaram_uchiha : 2

1. @Venky1971 : 1
2. @mohan0784 : 1
3. @trueindian131 : 1
4. @kikkeriv : 1
5. @sri9011 : 1
6. @SKSAHASRABUDHE : 1
7. @SBSatpathy2 : 1
8. @vaijrb : 1
9. @sarvankarthik6 : 1
10. @RRamgovind : 1
11. @Dhanushm : 1
12. @swapniljadhav47 : 1
13. @manjuprasadns : 1
14. @Geminiseventh : 1
15. @Aish17aer : 1
16. @123sri : 1
17. @ShubhaPatil9 : 1
18. @hiphopperzz : 1
19. @vijaysumanth : 1
20. @cenudlv : 1
21. @spisupati : 1
22. @SaratPatnaik2 : 1
23. @ganeshgoud969 : 1
24. @Anoopsri : 1
25. @AkshayKongalla : 1
26. @lchavan : 1
27. @emsreenu : 1
28. @gklmarali : 1
29. @KishoreKeBol : 1

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