DharmaQuiz: Ganesh

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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!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 113: 20-Jan-2012

Theme: Values of Dharma System

What's the word 'Sanaatana' mean when we refer to Sanaatana Dharma or Hinduism? #DharmaQuiz919. Ans: Eternity
In Sanaatana Dharma if "demand" is loosely termed as 'kaama', what would "supply" be termed as from the 4 purushaarthas? #DharmaQuiz 920. Ans: artha.
Vedas teach us about various types of "ruNas", like Pitru ruNa, deva ruNa.. What does 'ruNa' mean? #DharmaQuiz 921. Ans: indebtedness
There is a very special & popular term in Vedas starting with 'y' which means selfless offering (or sacrifice). Name it. #DharmaQuiz 922. Ans: Yajna from the root word Yaj
Among various Dharmas like Raja Dharma, Varna Dharma, Apad Dharma, for whom is 'Sanyasa Dharma'? #DharmaQuiz 923. Ans: For ascetics or renuciated or Sanyasis.

For an excellent insight into Dharma & all questions above, read this by Shatavadhani Dr. R Ganesh.
http://prekshaa.blogspot.com/2010/10/foundations-of-sanaatana-dharma.html
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=IN&v=wN7wXn-MTDE

Top scorers for Session 113:

@mamtan14 : 5
@kpark_kunal : 5
@pkagrawala : 5
@mallipoorasigai : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@Susri1210 : 5

Congratulations to:

@pirateadmiral : 4
@Amaresh80 : 4
@nvignesh93 : 4
@philAmit : 4
@pirateadmiral : 4
@chikchirp : 4
@khaishk : 4

@Rasraj : 3
@Sammy_2912 : 3
@soul_longings : 3
@pchaturved : 3
@MRYYTYUNJAY : 3
@Equateall : 3
@octa_sud : 3
@pvaidyaraj : 3
@sudhen03 : 3
@Ethirajans : 3
@sharathinindia : 3
@DevNakshi : 3
@hindu_tweeter : 3

@manojkagarwal : 2
@voxindica : 2
@Sshankara : 2
@mjrajput : 2
@keerthinarayan8 : 2
@DevsChat : 2

@asimhot : 1
@ishekhar_sk : 1
@The_educatr : 1
@karancspeaks : 1
@ravi_superb : 1
@man0jsharma : 1
@PriyaNarayankar : 1
@rajivgaxdhi : 1
@stormylook : 1
@jsinh : 1
@RoVatK : 1
@swetamishraa : 1
@mediacrooks : 1
@rakeshranjan_in : 1
@Equateall : 1
@kalyan_sk3011 : 1

Congratulations to all the tweeple listed above. Also thanks to those who follow silently or attempted, but could not make it to the list above.

Good luck next time!

Friday, September 2, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 86: 2-Sep-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.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 66 updates.

Session 86: September 2, 2011
Theme: Ganesha

When Tamil people refer to 'Pillaiyar', which famous Hindu deity are they referring to? #DharmaQuiz 782. Ans: Ganesha
Ekadanta is usually associated with Siddhi (spiritual power) and Riddhi (prosperity); Name the third associated quality. #DharmaQuiz 783. Ans: Buddhi (intellect)
Cynodon dactylon is the botanical name of the grass that is a must when worshiping the Lambodara. What's its Sanskrit name? #DharmaQuiz 784. Ans: Durva
Biggest immersion processions of Vakratunda on which day? a) Subramanya Shashti b) Ananta Chaturdashi c) Naraka Chaturdashi #DharmaQuiz 785. Ans: b) Ananta Chaturdashi
When Gajanana was the scribe to write Mahabharata, who narrated the epic to him? #DharmaQuiz 786. Ans: Veda Vyasa

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@sharathinindia : 5
@ManiKSK : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@rohitbhatta : 5
@nevesaydie : 5
@mayureshgaikwad : 4
@kishan_harathi : 4
@sureshvar : 4
@koffeewitharsha : 3
@dharmakrit : 2
@SamitLive : 1
@TorontoDreams : 1
@TheArvindDhar : 1
@jaideepb : 1
@ramjoukani : 1
@RaviGhiyar : 1
@Sshankara : 1
@manohar_sram : 1
@shekhar7 : 1
@dineshamle : 1
@Saffron_Surfer : 1
@SajanShetty : 1
@jitndr : 1
@ASHISHTWITTED : 1
@ksmsundaram1975 : 1
@FatAngryBird : 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.