Showing posts with label Gandhi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gandhi. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Great Yoga Masters

#DharmaQuiz Session 335: 16-Jun-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2061: Name this great #Yoga Guru, a Padma Vibhushan, who lived for 95 years and taught Yoga to lakhs. Ans: BKS Iyengar.

DQ 2061. Pic: hinduhumanrights.info
#DharmaQuiz 2062: Name this #Yoga Guru, who lived till 93 years of age, and taught Ashtanga Yoga to 1000s in Europe. Ans: K Pattabhi Jois.

DQ 2062. Pic: awakeningtimes
#DharmaQuiz 2063: Name this legendary Yogi, who lived during Gandhi's time and popularized #Yoga in America. Ans: Paramahamsa Yogananda.

DQ 2063. Pic: pinimg.com

#DharmaQuiz 2064: In 1960s, Menninger studied this #Yoga master's ability to voluntarily control
heartbeat. Name him. Ans: Swami Rama.

DQ 2064. Pic: sadhanamandir.org/
{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2065: Name this #Yoga master who trained 40,000 Transcendental Meditation Gurus. Ans: Maharshi Mahesh Yogi.

DQ 2065. Pic: coolspotters.com
Scores for session 335:
  1. @karthikjana : 5
  2. @Simuntweets : 5
  3. @Vasista_ : 5
  4. @Telugutalli : 5
  5. @KavyaKalkuni : 5
  6. @pramod_klr : 5
  7. @sriksvenkat : 5
  1. @deshi_mangoman : 4
  2. @stormylook : 4
  3. @KILROP : 4
  1. @SwathiRagha : 3
  2. @NitinShanbhag : 3
  3. @dhpavan : 3
  4. @ShubhaPatil9 : 3
  1. @shivaparv : 2
  2. @deepti_nainwal : 2
  3. @mitasarkar4 : 2
  4. @mrkotians : 2
  1. @meetkeshi : 1
  2. @Miracle_Mentor : 1
  3. @shishya36 : 1
  4. @shobhana18 : 1
  5. @DrAsisAcharya : 1
  6. @abhipar7 : 1
  7. @mamtan14 : 1
  8. ‏@saurabhdwivedio : 1
  9. @rupeshsingh10 : 1
  10. @Abhaymudra : 1
  11. @SukhiVa : 1
  12. @rohitsamvada : 1
  13. @A31X64Vijay : 1
  14. @daredevilakshay : 1
  15. @subramanyajois : 1
  16. @Saffrelin : 1
  17. @kesarirang : 1
  18. ‏@MorbidMortal : 1
  19. @MSMScrutinizer : 1
  20. @DrShobha : 1
  21. @pushkar_nk : 1
  22. @LykeASir : 1
  23. @sharatmodi : 1
  24. ‏@joshi_shreyas : 1
  25. @alokgbc : 1
  26. @SamajSevi_Bwood : 1

Have a fantastic International Yoga Day on the 21st!

Friday, October 7, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 92: 7-Oct-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.


Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 72 updates.

Session 92: October 7,  2011
Theme: Hinduism in Gujarat
  1. Gujarat's most famous dance Garba, is derived from Sanskrit words Garbha and Deep. Tell us the meaning of Garbhadeep. #DharmaQuiz 812. Ans: Earthenware lamp
  2. One of Gujarat's most famous sects of Hinduism is the Swami Narayan sect. Which of today's states was Swami Narayan born in? #DharmaQuiz 813. Ans: Uttar Pradesh (Chhapaiya)
  3. Which sect of Hinduism did Mahatma Gandhi's family belong to? a) Shaivism. b) Vaishnavism. c) Shaktism. #DharmaQuiz 814. Ans: b - Vaishnavism
  4. A famous Hindu sect, Pashupata, originated in Gujarat. It adheres primarily to which God? 1) Krishna 2) Brahma 3) Shiva.  #DharmaQuiz 815. Ans: Shiva
  5. The ultra colourful mass kite flying celebrations of Gujarat occur on which Hindu festival day? #DharmaQuiz 816. Ans: Makar Sankranti
List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:
  • @chhayank : 5
  • @imukuvacha : 5
  • @amitgupta_lnct : 5
  • @sharathinindia : 5
  • @DevNakshi : 4
  • @bhaviknz : 4
  • @schandrask : 3
  • @sapana_almelkar : 2
  • @MihirKumarJha : 2
  • @akshaydhar88 : 2
  • @malleshwara : 1
  • @kk_ahm : 1
  • @nimeshchandra : 1
  • @upendrverma : 1
  • @TUSHAR_DWIVEDI : 1
  • @suffocatedcitz : 1
  • @mayureshgaikwad : 1
  • @jaya_888 : 1
  • @Rajarath : 1
  • @DevNakshi : 1
  • @rahul89t : 1
  • @mediacrooks : 1
  • @Dadlany : 1
  • @harshvb : 1
  • @vinukj : 1
Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

Watch out for  the next update. Usually these quiz sessions happen on Tuesday and/or Friday afternoon India time, while being open for at least 3 hours for answers to come in. Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.