UNESCO Heritage Sites of India

#DharmaQuiz Session 354: 29-Jan-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2161: These 2000 year old Buddhist heritage monuments, are in which state of India?
Ans: Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh.

DQ 2161. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2162: This 700 year old temple for Surya (Arka), the sun god,  with 24 wheels, is in which Indian state? Ans: Konark, Odisha.

DQ 2162. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2163: This 1300 year old temple, fusion of Nagara (North) & Dravida (South) style, is in which state? Ans: Pattadakal, Karnataka

#DharmaQuiz 2164: A 1200+ year old temple took 200,000 tonnes of rock chipping to build, that too from top to bottom. In which state is it? Ans: Maharasthra. Ellora's Kailasa natha temple.

{Final, open till 9 PM}: #DharmaQuiz 2165: Khajuraho is famous for erotic sculptures from 1000 years ago. Which dynasty built these temples? Ans: Chandela dynasty.

Scores for session 354:

1. @Shree03 : 5
2. @PrachinVaani : 5
3. @iSaakshi : 5
4. @nigh8bird : 5
5. @karthikjana : 5
6. @Appu_Chikku : 5

1. @mamtan14 : 4
2. @meenabg : 4
3. @KumaraVaani : 4
4. @RAMESH4184 : 4

1. @dhpavan : 3

1. @shivaparv : 2
2. @ProtectIndia : 2
3. @Songadiya : 2
4. @megnyk : 2

1. @surecussam : 1
2. @Vishal_01 : 1
3. @912ankita : 1
4. @barbarindian : 1
5. @Sridhar_Salem : 1
6. @santaracounty : 1
7. @ashvasant : 1
8. @HarishSeetharam : 1
9. @douknowjohnny : 1
10. @maana2006 : 1
11. @rightwingdesi : 1
12. @paivijay : 1
13. @aniltewatia : 1
14. @BVShivaKumar : 1
15. @manish_nadir : 1
16. @patnaikt : 1
17. @purnimchand : 1
18. ‏@alsorun : 1
19. @kumar_behuri : 1
20. @anilkapur_ : 1
21. @NandaSaby : 1
22. @vermaaakash10 : 1
23. @crazydiode : 1
24. @Achiintya : 1
25. @Anbesivam10 : 1
26. @milindnigudkar : 1
27. @AshBora : 1
28. @kumarkm53 : 1
29. @drdpknjf : 1
30. @GSB_tweet : 1
31. @Rasraj : 1
32. @gurukataaksh1 : 1
33. @user3352 : 1
34. @UrObserver : 1
35. @itsaadu : 1
36. @shoksing : 1

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DharmaQuiz Session 240: 8-Nov-2013

Theme: Sun worship among Hindus

1. #DharmaQuiz 1586: Today is Chhath pooja mainly celebrated in Bihar. What do women give to Surya Bhagawan on this day?. Ans: They give Arghya to rising and setting sun. Along with water, wheat, sugarcane, bananas, milk and coconut too offered. Thanks to ‏@man8shree for details.
2. #DharmaQuiz 1587: Worshiping Solar deities is an ancient Indian custom. Which Aditya or Sun is the great Gayatri mantra dedicated to?. Ans: Savitr (Tat Savitur varenyam). @cgmagia explains futher - "Savitr" one of aditya offspring of Vedic deity Aditi. His name in Vedic Sanskrit connotes impeller, rouser, vivifier.
3. #DharmaQuiz 1588: The 7th day after Sun starts his northern ascent (Uttarayana), Hindus celebrate a festival dedicated to Sun. Name it. Ans: Ratha Saptami.
4. #DharmaQuiz 1589: This is a temple dedicated to Surya or Sun God. Also a UNESCO World heritage site. Where is it? Ans: Konark, Puri, Odisha. @amitagra21 explains further that this is not a temple anymore, but is only the remnants of a grand temple destroyed by "Kalapahar".

   

   DQ 1589 ; From Wiki

5. #DharmaQuiz 1590:  Name this community found in North India, Pakistan & Afghan, who were historically Sun-worshipers. Ans: Gujjars -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurjar - Answers with Suryavamshi or Suryavanshi also accepted.

Top scorers of session 240:

1. @GuruCharan99 : 5
2. @bhaviknz : 5
3. @vipulgupta1976 : 5
4. @man8shree : 5

Congrats to all the following: 

1. @paivijay : 4   
2. ‏@sharathinindia : 4
3. @cgmagia : 4
4. ‏@arunz : 4
5. @n_dolli : 4

1. @Simuntweets : 3
2. @wakeupindia777 : 3
3. @tradetoday99 : 3

1. @MeSavitha : 2
2. @AgentSaffron : 2
3. @rohitsamvada : 2

1. ‏@nkgrock : 1
2. @RaghuVamshee : 1
3. @Mamdhata : 1
4. ‏@_shomy : 1
5. @dheepakg : 1
6. @trolleswar : 1
7. ‏@sillyslaphappy : 1
8. @usrnamecntblnk : 1
9. @sparkbird : 1
10. @gugujyoti : 1
11. @indiapremi : 1
12. @kalika3107 : 1
13. @lodyaashi : 1
14. @DreameMerchant : 1
15. ‏@ShatajitBasu : 1
16. @rajeshrajput1 : 1
17. @pappu_pedia : 1
18. @chetankshet : 1
19. @pramod_klr : 1
20. @hthakur1990 : 1
21. @pramoo : 1
22. ‏@chaitanyasoul : 1
23. @amitagra21 : 1
24. @chaitanyasoul : 1
25. @aackthu : 1
26. @errajalok : 1
27. @Livenletlive33 : 1
28. @shikha_shrivas : 1
29. @BhartPutra : 1

See you next week.