DharmaQuiz: March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Bhagavad Gita and Sanskrit.

#DharmaQuiz Session 326: 31-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2016: Who translated Bhagavad Gita into English first? Ans: Sir Charles Wilkin.

#DharmaQuiz 2017: In whose ashrama did Dushyanta meet Shakuntala? Ans: Kanva maharshi.

#DharmaQuiz 2018: What was Satya Harishchandra's wife's name? Ans: Chandramati.

#DharmaQuiz 2019: Mahabharata is the "the longest poem ever written" with 18,00,000 words. How many shlokas or verses approximately? Ans: Approximately 1,00,000.

#DharmaQuiz 2020: If you read Hindu Puranas, Maharshi Suta's name comes often. In which ashrama did he live in? Ans: Naimisharanya

Scores for session 326:
Did not score. Sorry. Next time will do that.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Lord Shri Rama

#DharmaQuiz Session 325: 27-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2011: Valmiki Ramayana is primarily in which Chandas?
{Hint: 4 padas; 8 letters per pada} Ans: Anushtup chandas.

#DharmaQuiz 2012: Name a famous Hindu sant/philosopher born 998 years ago in south India, whose name literally means Rama's younger brother. Ans: Ramanuja Acharya.

#DharmaQuiz 2013: Out of the 4 Yugas, in which Yuga did Ramayana happen? Ans: Treta Yuga.

#DharmaQuiz 2014: Lord Shri Rama's birth place Ayodhya, is on the banks of which river? Ans: Sarayu.

{Final,Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2015: Rama's mother Kausalya was from Dakshina Kosala. Which modern Indian states form Dakshina Kosala? Ans: Chhattisgarh and Western Odisha.

Scores for session 325:

@durgaramdas : 5
@SamitLive : 5
@UKKishor : 5
@IdamRashtray : 5
@ksmsundaram1975 : 5

@ASHISHTWITTED : 4
@mamtan14 : 4
@venivedivicky : 4
@deshi_mangoman : 4

@ankushraj29 : 3
@arunrush : 3
@stormylook : 3
@SnookyBangalore : 3
@kichumyname : 3
@paladugu_sri : 3

@keshavaram : 2
@agneepankh : 2
@choudharypravin : 2
@vkdwivedi21 : 2
@rinku3009 : 2
@Sa82020831 : 2
@VirendraPandey_ : 2
@RAMESH4184 : 2
@Sushuptii : 2
@AshutoshNSingh : 2
@rohitsamvada : 2
@mrsnrao : 2
@ChauhanUpendra : 2

@Twikramaditya : 1
@AbhinavAhinav : 1
@bnchy1946 : 1
@tmsatagoapan : 1
@yesveees : 1
@raghavendra3190 : 1
@mrkotians : 1
@kiranGowda0007 : 1
@Bh_Nitin89 : 1
@Keefarqpaindha : 1
@Mannmarziyan : 1
@ShaileshTewarie : 1
@NkBlr : 1
@amit_nit28 : 1
@_shomy : 1
@Haryanvi_Live : 1
@gullumishra : 1
@Anoopsri : 1
@Smoking_Sadhu : 1
@ankitindia1 : 1
@satyapremee : 1
@Shivsankar : 1
@radhekrishan68 : 1
@TorontoDreams : 1
@nandaakumar : 1
@sunilmumbaikar : 1
@KeenSachin : 1
@DrAVarma : 1
@drsriramvdongre : 1
@viveksingh16 : 1
@bharathkalva : 1
@SoumM1 : 1
@Vamsee9002 : 1
@harikumarv1241 : 1
@VijayWriter : 1

Have a great Rama Navami!

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

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:

@NkBlr : 5
@pramod_klr : 5
@CJoshi28 : 5

@KamalPremi2 : 4
@UKKishor : 4

@arunrush : 3
@naonome : 3
@prasad1654 : 3
@chinnigs : 3

@yesveees : 2
@harishkrcr : 2
@sameermathad : 2
@biswajeetdash : 2
@MrCoolkarni : 2
@balaram_uchiha : 2

@Venky1971 : 1
@mohan0784 : 1
@trueindian131 : 1
@kikkeriv : 1
@sri9011 : 1
@SKSAHASRABUDHE : 1
@SBSatpathy2 : 1
@vaijrb : 1
@sarvankarthik6 : 1
@RRamgovind : 1
@Dhanushm : 1
@swapniljadhav47 : 1
@manjuprasadns : 1
@Geminiseventh : 1
@Aish17aer : 1
@123sri : 1
@ShubhaPatil9 : 1
@hiphopperzz : 1
@vijaysumanth : 1
@cenudlv : 1
@spisupati : 1
@SaratPatnaik2 : 1
@ganeshgoud969 : 1
@Anoopsri : 1
@AkshayKongalla : 1
@lchavan : 1
@emsreenu : 1
@gklmarali : 1
@KishoreKeBol : 1

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

Friday, March 20, 2015

Yugadi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Lunar New Year.

#DharmaQuiz Session 323: 20-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2001: Tomorrow is Yugadi or Ugadi. This is a famous sweet dish for this new year's festival. Name it. Ans: Various names - Obbattu, Bobbattu, Holige, Puran Poli.

DQ 2001: pic: migrantmallu

#DharmaQuiz 2002: Yugadi evening, people visit temples to listen to new year's predictions. What's the event called? Ans: Panchanga Shravanam or reading the Hindu calendar/almanac.

DQ 2002. Pic: thehindu

#DharmaQuiz 2003: Tomorrow is the new year for Kannada,Telugu, Marathi, Kodava, Konkani and more people. Based on lunar or solar calendar? Ans: Lunar. @iParamanand informs that this is a new year's day for Rajasthani people too.

#DharmaQuiz 2004: Sindhi people in Pakistan & India celebrate Yugadi as Cheti Chand. Name this deity they worship -> Ans: Jhulelal. @samas777 informs that he is also called Lal Sai, Uderolal, Varun Dev, Doolhalal.

DQ 2004. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2005: Tomorrow is the first day of Chaitra month per Shalivahana Shaka calendar.
Name the samvatsara. Ans: Manmatha.

Scores for session 323:

@me_rajeeva : 5
@karthikjana : 5
@Sunil_Reddy : 5

@iParamanand : 4
@arunrush : 4
@krithikaraman : 4

@mrsnrao : 3
@mrkotians : 3
@anamika_99 : 3
@rohitsamvada : 3
@ANILKUMARAN5 : 3

@harshahs : 2
@prasad1654 : 2
@nandaakumar : 2
‏@ashujoshi27 : 2

@tarasundar : 1
@Psudoku : 1
@hindujedi : 1
@kaushkrahul : 1
@psychiatrycal : 1
@empraj1591 : 1
@ashokagarwal : 1
@app_praveen : 1
@SonalShriv : 1
@pavan3085 : 1
@s_pshah : 1
@samas777 : 1
@vsubbu48 : 1
@madhuusv : 2
@shailendram1 : 1
@hemabawa : 1
@jnaneshwer1 : 1
@AjithRamanath : 1
@Krishna___9999 : 1
@AjaxNgp : 1
@CongiCrooks : 1
@divyarajanna : 1
@nrshivakumar : 1
@srivinow : 1
@satheeswara : 1
@c10c36b074c64e8 : 1
@pushkar_nk : 1
@Roopa414 : 1
@penntemp : 1
@db_is_db : 1
@sandeshkumard : 1
@girishbellad : 1
@jobless8work : 1
@ramrenuv : 1
@band318 : 1
@kum_1_09 : 1
@girish_holla : 1
@ashish40066 : 1
‏@iHegde : 1
@preethu_kumar : 1
‏@kushblr : 1
@NirupamaKS1 : 1
@ugramveeram123 : 1
@kakdwip : 1
@MangoAdmi : 2
@babaagyani : 1
@AmarAmarpujari : 1
@SumitSharma_91 : 1
‏@PerennialCold : 1
@venomousmani : 1
@guyonblackybx : 1
@mangooppl : 1
@crazydiode : 1
@hoveringfalcon : 1
‏@gghegde : 1
@nomadtwts : 1
@magaxiom : 1
@PSR_NMORE : 1
@sweetvismaya : 1
@prasannakp84 : 1
@NivasanN : 1
@fy73r : 1
‏@maaraghu : 1
‏@Vamsee9002 : 1
@Suprith_raO : 1
@India_Policy : 1
@MalayKurwa : 1
@rakeshjmishra : 1

Happy Ugadi, Yugadi, Puran Poli and new year!

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Spring festivals of India

#DharmaQuiz Session 322: 17-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1996: On March 1st, a fabulous yearly festival of elephant decorations was in Kerala.
Name the festival. Ans: Paripally Gajamela

DQ 1996 - Pic: hangouts.co.in

#DharmaQuiz 1997: On Holi, a very colourful "Holika dahan" happens in Rajasthan. Conducted by which royal family? Ans: Mewar.

DQ 1997: Image: udaipurblog

#DharmaQuiz 1998: Chapchar Kut is a 600+ year history filled spring festival of North East India. Of which state? Ans: Mizoram.

DQ 1998: Pic: holidayswa

#DharmaQuiz 1999: Shigmo is a spring festival of a small state, with Ramayana and Mahabharata scenes. Which state? Ans: Goa

DQ 1999. Pic: sanjeevnitv

#DharmaQuiz 2000: Name the public cooking festival that got 10,00,000+
women. World record! Ans: Attukal Pongala, Attukal Bhagavathy temple in Kerala.

DQ 2000. Pic: hillpost.in

Scores for session 322:

@RakeshChouhan : 5
@karthikjana : 5

@man8shree : 4

@rkrprabhu : 2
@arunrush : 2
@KSVSUBRAMANIAN : 2
@prashant_ind : 2

‏@navaltiger : 1
@drkravindran : 1
@_Narad : 1
‏@dhpavan : 1
@arvdhamo : 1
@devang622 : 1
‏@vishnu_kt : 1
@satishkg : 1
@rao_deepak : 1
@ramjiyahoo : 1
@Aish17aer : 1
@redpea79 : 1
@therajasekar : 1
@rakeshjmishra : 1
@krsngh : 1
@sweetvismaya : 1
@HinduRohini : 1

Time to cheer! 2000 questions of Dharma Quiz completed :)

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Nava Bhakti or Nine Bhakti methods

#DharmaQuiz Session 321: 3-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1991: Among the #NavaBhakti in Hindu culture, which one is about singing in praise of Bhagawan or Bhagawati? Ans: Keertana.

#DharmaQuiz 1992: 1 of the #NavaBhakti tradition is about Sakhya with Bhagawan. Give one example of a devotee who was a friend of Bhagawan? Ans: Sudhama or Arjuna with Krishna, Hanuman with Rama.

#DharmaQuiz 1993: Among the #NavaBhakti tradition of Hinduism, what does "Atma Nivedanam" mean? Ans: Surrendering completely to Bhagawan and doing everything just to please Bhagawan.

#DharmaQuiz 1994: Among #NavaBhakti when we talk of Pada Sevana, or surrender to the lotus feet of Deva, those image comes to mind first? Ans: Hanuman.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1995: Is the #NavaBhakti tradition in India, primarily a Vaishnava tradition or Shaiva tradition? Ans: Vaishnava.

Scores for session 321:

@anamika_99 : 5
@Telugutalli : 5

‏@ramas_cal : 4

‏@db_is_db : 3
@stormylook : 3

‏@sheetalj29 : 2
@gauranga10 : 2
@gorishankaryad1 : 2

@Shashwatee : 1
@singh81arun : 1
@classyoga : 1
‏@ashimasingh99 : 1
@vjchats : 1
@shrishailbhat : 1
@rnagendrahegde : 1
‏@DrShobha : 1
@ChachaSecular : 1
@Aamchigele : 1
@ShivasBabu : 1

Next session would see the 2000th DQ question. Be there on Friday :)