Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Dhanvantari

#DharmaQuiz Session 350: 8-Dec-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2141: Name any state, where there are multiple temples for #Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods (devas) and Lord of Ayurveda. Ans: Kerala or Tamil Nadu.

#DharmaQuiz 2142: Dhanvantari's students were famous for dissection of human bodies for the study of surgery. On the banks of which river? Ans: Ganga. Kashi city.

#DharmaQuiz 2143: Dhanvantari is said to have emerged from the Ocean of Milk or Ksheera Sagara.
Which Purana says so? Ans: Bhagavata Purana.

#DharmaQuiz 2144: Dhanvantari Trayodashi is said to be Dhanvantari's birthday. It happens during which famous Hindu festival? Ans: Diwali.

{Final, open till 9 PM}: #DharmaQuiz 2145: This is one of the big Dhanvantari temples remaining in India. Which state? Ans: Kanakkoor in Keralam state.

DQ 2145: Pic - dhanwantharitemplekanakkoor.com

Scores for Session 351:
Did not score. Sorry.

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