Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Colourful Festivals of India

#DharmaQuiz Session 347: 17-Nov-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2121: This is a famous festival from Rajasthan. Name it.
DQ 2121
DQ 2121. Pics from rajasthan-travel-tour-india.com
Ans: Saawan Teej or Gangaur.
Read more here: http://www.rajasthan-travel-tour-india.com/teej-festival-of-rajasthan.html

#DharmaQuiz 2122: Name one other country besides India, that celebrates #ChhathPuja in big numbers.
DQ 2122. Pic from Wiki
Ans: Nepal mainly. But other countries with North Indian immigrants like Mauritius, Fiji are 
considered.

#DharmaQuiz 2123: Tough question.. Can you tell which temple is this Diwali decoration from?
DQ 2123. Pic: Blogspot
Ans: Swami Narayan Mandir, London, UK.

#DharmaQuiz 2124: Name this harvest festival from North East India, where the thanks is given to Surya or Sun God.
DQ 2124. Pic: Wiki
 Ans: Wangala festival from Meghalaya

{Final, Open till 8 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2125: During Kartika month, a colourful fair happens in Rajasthan. Name it.

DQ 2125: Pic: rajasthantourismbuzz.files.wordpress.com
DQ 2125
Ans: Chandrabhaga Fair in Jhalawar. But Pushkar is also considered as it happens similarly on Kartika month with animal fairs.

Scores for session 347:
  1. @man8shree : 5
  2. @karthikjana : 5
  3. @ChaitanyaAdvait : 5
  1. @iSaakshi : 4
  2. @jasshu7 : 4
  3. @Mimaniya : 4
  1. @PriyaLakar : 3
  2. @anamika_99 : 3
  1. @RAMESH4184 : 2
  2. @UKKishor : 2
  1. @IyerMira : 1
  2. @SunilTapashetti : 1
  3. @RaghuKandkur : 1
  4. @supadhaya : 1
  5. @AparnaAbhimanyu : 1
  6. @AiyooGoobe : 1
  7. @oarhtanirs : 1
  8. @jp_surat : 1
  9. @Rupradeeprathi : 1
  10. @puneethsamani : 1
  11. @BhartiKanu : 1
  12. @rajiv19651608 : 1
  13. @AnupamkPandey : 1
  14. @pkpk181982 : 1
  15. @guptajn1001 : 1
  16. @vml_nair : 1
  17. @manojojha13 : 1
  18. @6thSenseHindu : 1
  19. @AnilPsoni : 1
  20. @shoksing : 1
  21. @chaitanyadj : 1
  22. @Amit_Joshi07 : 1
  23. @Kalyan_Chakraa : 1
  24. @harigunwant : 1
  25. @Chanakya_74 : 1
  26. @Gyan_ : 1
  27. @RishiShenoy : 1
  28. @niravkbhagat : 1
  29. @NitinShanbhag : 1
  30. @rvaidya2000 : 1
  31. @UDB_Jaipur : 1
  32. @sankarbe : 1
  33. @PromilaSuri : 1
  34. @swami000 : 1
  35. @BluntyCorner : 1
  36. @Rabid_Troll : 1
  37. @Praveen_1singh : 1
  38. @Rakeshbhaati : 1
  39. @iAjKP : 1
  40. @RomeshNadir : 1
  41. @raghav2518 : 1

Hope all you had a great Deepawali!

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