Theme: Ruins of Hindu Temples and University
1) This is the ruin of a very wealthy capital of a Hindu empire in South India. Name this capital.#DharmaQuiz 1266. Ans: Hampi, capital of Vijayanagara kingdom.
Picture 1: An 1868 photograph of the ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire at Hampi, now a UNESCO World Heritage site
2) This was one of the grandest Hindu temples in Kashmir long ago. Who was the main deity of this temple? #DharmaQuiz 1267. Ans: Surya or Sun God.
Picture 2: Photograph of the Surya Temple, The most impressive and grandest ruins in Kashmir, at Marttand-Hardy Cole's Archaeological Survey of India Report 'Illustrations of Ancient Buildings in Kashmir.' (1869)
3) These are the ruins of a 900 year extremely grand temple complex in south east Asia. In which country? #DharmaQuiz 1268. Ans: Combodia.
4) This was the ruin of a temple before the Iron Man of India said,enough is enough, rebuild it. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1269. Ans: Somnath temple in Gujarat.
5) Name this ruin,that was once a grand university of Hindu & Buddhist learning. #DharmaQuiz 1270. Ans: Nalanda in Bihar.
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1) This is the ruin of a very wealthy capital of a Hindu empire in South India. Name this capital.#DharmaQuiz 1266. Ans: Hampi, capital of Vijayanagara kingdom.
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2) This was one of the grandest Hindu temples in Kashmir long ago. Who was the main deity of this temple? #DharmaQuiz 1267. Ans: Surya or Sun God.
Picture 2: Photograph of the Surya Temple, The most impressive and grandest ruins in Kashmir, at Marttand-Hardy Cole's Archaeological Survey of India Report 'Illustrations of Ancient Buildings in Kashmir.' (1869)
3) These are the ruins of a 900 year extremely grand temple complex in south east Asia. In which country? #DharmaQuiz 1268. Ans: Combodia.
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4) This was the ruin of a temple before the Iron Man of India said,enough is enough, rebuild it. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1269. Ans: Somnath temple in Gujarat.
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5) Name this ruin,that was once a grand university of Hindu & Buddhist learning. #DharmaQuiz 1270. Ans: Nalanda in Bihar.
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- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hinduism
- http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=855
- http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/seven-lost-cities-of-india/9982
- http://yadavhistory.com/famous_contributions/architecture
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