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:

1. @NkBlr : 5
2. @pramod_klr : 5
3. @CJoshi28 : 5

1. @KamalPremi2 : 4
2. @UKKishor : 4

1. @arunrush : 3
2. @naonome : 3
3. @prasad1654 : 3
4. @chinnigs : 3

1. @yesveees : 2
2. @harishkrcr : 2
3. @sameermathad : 2
4. @biswajeetdash : 2
5. @MrCoolkarni : 2
6. @balaram_uchiha : 2

1. @Venky1971 : 1
2. @mohan0784 : 1
3. @trueindian131 : 1
4. @kikkeriv : 1
5. @sri9011 : 1
6. @SKSAHASRABUDHE : 1
7. @SBSatpathy2 : 1
8. @vaijrb : 1
9. @sarvankarthik6 : 1
10. @RRamgovind : 1
11. @Dhanushm : 1
12. @swapniljadhav47 : 1
13. @manjuprasadns : 1
14. @Geminiseventh : 1
15. @Aish17aer : 1
16. @123sri : 1
17. @ShubhaPatil9 : 1
18. @hiphopperzz : 1
19. @vijaysumanth : 1
20. @cenudlv : 1
21. @spisupati : 1
22. @SaratPatnaik2 : 1
23. @ganeshgoud969 : 1
24. @Anoopsri : 1
25. @AkshayKongalla : 1
26. @lchavan : 1
27. @emsreenu : 1
28. @gklmarali : 1
29. @KishoreKeBol : 1

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

Famous philosophers of India.

DharmaQuiz Session 289: 22-July-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1831: In which place did the the famous 12th century philosopher and reformer, Basavanna, die (Aikya)? Ans: Kudala Sangama, Karnataka.

#DharmaQuiz 1832: The great philosopher Sri Aurobindo's "Savitri" is based on which Hindu Itihasa
(epic)? Ans: Mahabharata.

#DharmaQuiz 1833: Name this 16th century Hindu reformer and philosopher, who started the "Vasudeva Sanstha" movement (house to house bhajan) Ans: Eknath.

#DharmaQuiz 1834: Thakur Jaidev Singh was a philosopher and chief producer of AIR. He was an expert on Shaivism. Of which region's Shaivism? Ans: Kashmiri Shaivism.

{Final,Open till 10.30PM} #DharmaQuiz 1835: Mandana Mishra, philosopher 1200 yrs ago, got what name after becoming Adi Shankara's shishya? Ans: Sureshwara Acharya.

Scores of session 289:

1. @jitvg : 5
2. @pramod_klr : 5
3. @arunz : 5
4. @abhipar7 : 5
5. @man8shree : 5
6. @GuruCharan99 : 5

1. @3f58ee17d4d34bb : 2
2. @tradetoday99 : 2
3. @ajaypawardr : 2

1. @mrsnrao : 1
2. @surnell : 1
3. @seshasivasailam : 1
4. @manjumca34 : 1
5. @Hindu_Extremist : 1

Hope we learnt a bit more on the famous souls who guided us!