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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Kumbh Mela

#DharmaQuiz Session 360: 26-Apr-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2191: Out of the 4 major Kumbh melas, which is the southern most place in India, where #KumbhMela happens? Ans: Nashik, Maharashtra.

#DharmaQuiz 2192: According to Hindu history, what was dropped in the four divine places, which resulted in #KumbhMela celebrations there? Ans: Amrita or immortal nectar.

#DharmaQuiz 2193: Which is the only river that has two major #KumbhMela places (out of 4) on its bank? Ans: Ganga.

#DharmaQuiz 2194: Which city hosts #KumbhMela during the Magha month (Jan-Feb period)? Ans: Prayag, Uttar Pradesh.

{Final,open till 10 PM}:#DharmaQuiz 2195: This month, #KumbhMela2016 is happening. In which year is the next (Ardha) Kumbh Mela? Ans: 2019, in Prayag.

Scores for session 360:

@jasshu7 : 5
@sharmaswati28 : 5
@man8shree : 5
@Iam_BigV : 5
@simuntweets : 5

@RakeshChouhan : 4
@veena_ps : 4

@Shree03 : 3
@shoksing : 3

@VivaShastri : 2
@RubalAgrawal : 2
@rinku3009 : 2

@Asach4 : 1
‏@Amandeep1Mathur : 1
@apar_saraswat : 1
@molarcannine : 1
@piyushbansal : 1
‏@rp_kolachalam : 1
@t_anupam : 1
@srini2mk : 1
@meenagor412 : 1
@sambharadwaja : 1
@Songadiya : 1

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.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Akshaya Tritiya

#DharmaQuiz Session 329: 21-Apr-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2031: On #AkshayaTritiya, this benevolent Devi was said to be born. Name her. Ans: Devi Annapurna.

DQ 2031. Pic - aghori.it

#DharmaQuiz 2032: On #AkshayaTritiya, Jains give a ceremonial bath (Abhisheka) to Tirthankara Rishabhadeva. With which juice? Ans: Sugar cane juice.

#DharmaQuiz 2033: #AkshayaTritiya is when Ganga descended to earth. This is one of her origin points. Where is this? Ans: Gaumukh, Bhagirati's origin point. Bhagirati is one of Ganga's main starting tributaries.

DQ 2033. Pic - jyoti-kothari.hubpages.com

#DharmaQuiz 2034: He was made a custodian of wealth and property with Lakshmi on #AkshayaTritiya by Shiva. Who is he? Ans: Kubera.

DQ 2034. Pic - blogspot.com

#DharmaQuiz 2035: On #AkshayaTritiya, Surya gifted a famous vessel to Yudhishtira. Name it. Ans: Akshaya Patra.

DQ 2035. Pic - Wiki

Scores for session 329:

@CJoshi28 : 5

@yadavendraSS : 4
@kmukundra : 4
@stormylook : 4
@karthikjana : 4

@deshi_mangoman : 3

@prasannarl1 : 2
@vinodthakur3 : 2
@GhostriderYahoo : 2
@ChughShobu27 : 2
@nandaakumar : 2
@kpramodrai : 2
@kirtweetz : 2
@mpsharma56 : 2
@rinku3009 : 2
@bohrapankaj : 2
@RAMESH4184 : 2
@tweeteringuise : 2
@gurudath29 :

@developermv : 1
@Harish8hs : 1
@Vamsee9002 : 1
@kharwar_banaras : 1
@manoj_niketa : 1
@BramhaKamal : 1
@ashujoshi27 : 1
@jain_hd : 1
@Manjunaath : 1
@SnghAP : 1
@pareshmshah12 : 1
@kkapilrai : 1
@harishkrcr : 1
@Rakesh_Hassan : 1
@surimohnot : 1
@abhilashbalu : 1
@deepti_nainwal : 1
@pinktoothjourno : 1
@udayakandate : 1
@Richanjgd : 1
@Ay_Prashanth : 1
@atul_doshi : 1
@lalitadvani : 1
@RaghuKandkur : 1
@SonalShriv : 1
@Chandra_bhs : 1
@DharamaKshetra : 1
@gorishankaryad1 : 1
@anayaseth : 1
@ispastwadi : 1
@oojnas : 1
@kartikanandan : 1
@mithlm88 : 1

Hope you all had a great Akshaya Tritiya!

Friday, February 27, 2015

Hinduism in Vietnam

#DharmaQuiz Session 320: 27-Feb-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1986: A 4000 year old Vishnu statue was discovered in Vietnam recently.
Next to which major river? Ans: Mekong. (Ma Ganga, some say)

DQ 1986

Read more: http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-blogs/seekers/mysticism/4-000-year-old-vishnu-statue-discovered-in-vietnam

#DharmaQuiz 1987: Champa Kingdom in Vietnam was a famous Hindu kingdom 1600 years ago. Name any one Champa King. Ans: Bhadravarman, who ruled from 349-361CE. Others are Shambhuvarman, Vijayavarman and Simhavarman.

DQ 1987

Read more: http://indiafacts.co.in/forgotten-hindus-vietnams-champa-kingdom/

#DharmaQuiz 1988: Champa Hindu kingdom of Vietnam had 5 parts.
Indrapura, Amaravati, Vijaya, Kauthara (Nha Trang). Name the 5th one.
Ans: Panduranga is known today simply as Phan.

#DharmaQuiz 1989: Apart from the Champa Kingdom of Cham Hindus, another Hindu kingdom was in Vietnam 1900 years ago. Name it. Ans: Funan.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1990: Identify this Hindu deity from Vietnam. It's at My Son temple complex. Ans: Lord Shiva.

DQ 1990

Scores for session 320 were not counted. Will do it next time.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Hindu Temples On River Banks

DharmaQuiz Session 291: 5-Aug-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1841: Name this upanadi or tributary of Krishna river, on whose bank is a very famous Vithala temple. Ans: Bhima or Chandrabhaga river. Pandharapur kshetra.

#DharmaQuiz 1842: This river is one of the headstreams of Ganga, on whose bank is a peetha re-established by Adi Shankara. Name the river. Ans: Alaknanda. Badrinath peetha.

#DharmaQuiz 1843: This desert like place in south India that is famous for its pancha linga (5 linga) darshana is on which river's bank? Ans: Kaveri. Talakadu pancha linga darshana.

#DharmaQuiz 1844: There's a famous Rama temple in the south East of India, where Rama and Sita supposedly visited. On which river's bank? Ans: Godavari. Bhadrachalam temple.

#DharmaQuiz 1845: A Jyotir Linga in central India is on an Om shaped island. On which major river's bank? Ans: Narmada. Omkareshwar temple.

Scores for session 291:

@hchaturv : 5
@abhipar7 : 5
@durgaramdas : 5
@mareekuree : 5

@chetankshet : 4
@vipulgupta1976 : 4
@mrsnrao : 4
@gboxam : 4

@keshavaram : 3
@CJoshi28 : 3

@harishinamdar : 2
@kirtweetz : 2
@kushleshsharma : 2

@prasca : 1
@DeepeshLakhera : 1
@srinivasanands : 1
@aseemcam : 1
@ratnakarkulkarn : 1
@RakeshChouhan : 1
@rohitsamvada : 1
@shreyasms : 1
@Eagleeye47 : 1
@DrSatyaSaraswat : 1

Thanks for participating!

Friday, May 17, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 215: 17-May-2013

Theme: Rivers from Adi Shankara's life history.

Name the river that was closest to Adi Shankara's home, when he was a child. #DharmaQuiz 1441. Ans: Poorna, which is known as Periyar now.
Name the river on whose bank Adi Shankara had the historic 15 day long philosophical debate with Ubhaya Bharati's husband. #DharmaQuiz 1442. Ans: Narmada river. Husaband was Mandana Mishra.
Adi Shankara established a famous peetha, and made Sureshwaracharya as the peetha adhipati. On which river's bank? #DharmaQuiz 1443. Ans: Tunga river. Established Sringeri's Sharada Peetha.
Adi Shankara opened the southern door of Sarvajna peetha, which is under Pakistan's control today. On which river's bank? #DharmaQuiz 1444. Ans: Neelum or Kishenganga River.
{Final,Open till 10PM} Which river is closest (10 KM) to the northernmost of the 4 mathas that Adi Shankara established? #DharmaQuiz 1445. Ans: Dhauliganga most likely. But since it is a hilly terrain and distances are tough to measure, Alaknanda River or just Ganga is also considered. All are close enough answers.

Answers for Session 215:

Could not compile. The response was very good, but after a browser restart, now able to gather older answers. Will do it promptly next time.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 202: 12-Mar-2013

Theme: Five Virodhabasas or Contradictions associated with Lord Shiva

If Shiva's neck has visha or poison, there's something over him that represents Amrita or immortal nectar. What's it? #DharmaQuiz 1371. Ans: Moon or Soma, symbolic of Amrita. Yes, Ganga can also be life giving, but immortality was the key point here.
Shiva's hair locks are holding the life giving Ganga. But there's something nearby which can destroy the world. What's it? #DharmaQuiz 1372. Ans: Shiva's third eye, which can send fire to destroy the creation, during a Pralaya.
Shiva is feared as the Lord of destruction. But also praised as Lord helping to win over death. What's that Sanskrit term? #DharmaQuiz 1373. Ans: Mrityunjaya or Amarnath.
Something that Shiva keeps with him, can't live with what his wife Durga keeps with her, on our earth. What's that? #DharmaQuiz 1374. Ans: His vehicle Nandi or the Bull.
{Final, Open till 10 PM} What's on Shiva's upper body, that in real world, can't live with something you see with Ganesha. #DharmaQuiz 1375. Ans: Snake (Ganesh's vehicle is Mouse)

Top scorers of session 202:

@ksmsundaram1975 : 5
@pllks30 : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@DrSaisree : 5
@sanity_insanity : 5
@philAmit : 5
@cubicle_warrier : 5

Congratulations to all these:

@_fallen7angel_ : 4
@sharathinindia : 4
@AntarikshG : 4
@S_Mandalia : 4
@dolby_mehul : 4
@ComedyDivine : 4
@verma_shefali : 4
@rahulghildiyal : 4
@anandt_05 : 4
@Ankitaaa_ : 4
@Santhosht_ : 4
@Sai_swaroopa : 4
@niraj_dave : 4
@Tasmayi : 4
@roshan_halwai : 4
@vyasraj : 4
@keewwllguy : 4
@deshrajeev : 4
@GayathriSrinath : 4
@__aksa : 4
@iDev007 : 4
@kapilbodha : 4
@Tweelak : 4

@vishal1818 : 3
@man8shree : 3
@harishonbreak : 3
@sridharkswamy : 3
@ankushraj29 : 3
@sndpmysuru : 3
@shivsBHARAT : 3
@amitscmishra : 3

@rinku3009 : 2
@numbbybirth : 2
@pkaushal_99 : 2
@kirankonnects : 2
@Mamdhata : 2
@PunyaPrakop : 2
@j_daredevil : 2
@s007kunal : 2

@oneandonlydilip : 1
@bajajsanjay : 1
@Govind1603 : 1
@rinku3009 : 1
@5ajanya : 1
@indianhindu16 : 1
@Susri1210 : 1
@ArunTatTvamAsi : 1
@niravkbhagat : 1
@AnInternetHindu : 1
@manohar_sram : 1
@bharathipura : 1
@TyaunTyaun : 1
@missionmodify : 1
@Keefarqpaindha : 1
@arora_chandan : 1
@nikhilug : 1
@piyush1062 : 1
@Sreevathsaa : 1
@emsreenu : 1
@joshinav : 1
@ASKL2013 : 1
@Prach82 : 1
@Mr_demented : 1
@MeGirishBaliga : 1

If you have topic suggestions for future Dharma Quiz sessions, please leave a comment.
Thanks

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 188: 15-Jan-2013

Theme: Kumbh Mela

Out of the various types of Kumbh Melas, once in how many years that the current "MAHA Kumbha Mela" at Prayag, happens? #DharmaQuiz 1301. Ans: 144 years. Comes after 12 Purna Kumbh Melas that occur every 12 years.
Kumbh Mela happens in 4 Indian states in sequence. UP, Maharashtra and MP are the first three. Name the fourth state. #DharmaQuiz 1302. Ans: Uttarakhand.
Kumbh Mela in which holy city is usually termed as the "Simhastha Kumbh Mela"? #DharmaQuiz 1303. Ans: Ujjain, MP. Rarely Nashik, if the location of Simha rashi is per specifications.
Out of all the days of Maha Kumbh Mela, one particular day is considered as the MAIN bathing day and sees max crowd. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1304. Ans: Mauni Amavasya day.
{Final, Open till 10PM} Which is the only Kumbh Mela bathing river, that flows northwards? #DharmaQuiz 130. Ans: Kshipra or Shipra river.

Top Scorers in session 188:

@ChdryPk : 5
@gnanambalam : 5
@surnell : 5
@SamitLive : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@indianomad : 5
@S_Mandalia : 5
@keewwllguy : 5
@karuvaki : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@abhipar7 : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5

Congrats to :

@fas_gayi_garari : 4
@man8shree : 4

@sweetandu : 4
@Dhanushm : 4
@anandt_05 : 4

@zombiespirits : 3
@malviyamit : 3
@Manjunaath : 3
@iDevNakshi : 3
@alok174 : 3
@amitscmishra : 3

@MukulAgarwal66 : 2
@rinku3009 : 2
@Lawan22 : 2
@sanjayleo : 2

@sreedharag : 1
@Ankur_jpr : 1
@Sanjaypro : 1
@MKanthaliya : 1
@antraal : 1
@vsingh6067 : 1
@sumat_patel : 1
@ganeshh_k : 1
@ihvinod : 1
@Flyfiddlesticks : 1
@vikram_sharma09 : 1
@manishwebmaster : 1
@KILLRapists : 1
@radharaju18 : 1
@ramkirangowda : 1

Have a great time at Kumbh Mela if you are attending.

Friday, November 16, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 175: 16-Nov-2012

Theme: Basics of a Hindu Pooja or Worship.

During poojas, the man doing pooja is asked to do "Achamana". What is Achamana? #DharmaQuiz 1231. Ans: Drinking spoon quantity of water three times, chanting Krishna's name. Purification of the body before worship. Essentially swallowing water 3 times from the base of the right thumb, while reciting different mantras in praise of the lord like Keshavaya Swaha, Narayanaya Swaha and Madhavaya Swaha. Names change based on local customs.
Few Hindus worship Vishwaksena before the main deity. But whom do majority of Hindus worship as the first deity in a pooja? #DharmaQuiz 1232. Ans: Ganapati.
When Hindus setup a Kalasha or pot for sacred water during pooja, symbolically how many rivers' water is invited in that? #DharmaQuiz 1233. Ans: Seven rivers: Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri.
In any pooja, you symbolically wash the feet of Deva or Devi using "padya". Which is the very next step in most poojas? #DharmaQuiz 1234. Ans: Arghya or offering water to cleanse the hands. There are more meanings too: http://vedabase.net/a/arghya
{Final, Open till 11PM} Usually poojas involve "Ashtottara" name chanting. Ashta = 8, Uttara =After. Eight after what? #DharmaQuiz 1235. Ans: Full name is Shata-Ashta-Uttara or 8 after 100. In short used as Ashtottara. There is also Sahasra-Ashta-Uttara or 1008.

Top scorers of session 175:

@cubicle_warrier : 5
@anandt_05 : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@hindujanjagruti : 5
@Right2bRight : 5
@arunz : 5
@Tasmayi : 5
@man8shree : 5
@surenc1974 : 5
@surnell : 5
@vipulgupta1976 : 5
@dolby_mehul : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@ramas_cal : 5
@iSaakshi : 5

Congratulations to:

@Manojakrishna : 4

@raopm9 : 3
@pvaidyaraj : 3
@philAmit : 3
@fas_gayi_garari : 3
@rainaamit : 3

@Rasraj : 2
@Keefarqpaindha : 2
@ishuaadi : 2
@khaishk : 2
@Manjunaath : 2
@dominodeck : 2
@rinku3009 : 2
@Darksider150 : 2

@psudo : 1
@PANDIT_SAURABH : 1
@rucheesharma : 1
@AvinashCKM : 1
@aanchall : 1
@Vimzy_ : 1
@halovivek : 1
@yoginisd : 1
@antidespondent : 1
@mayureshgaikwad : 1
@saggirex : 1
@DAmunRa : 1
@rkjain2903 : 1
@DrShobha : 1
@KPGanesh : 1
@Modi4India : 1
@SathyaSher : 1
@Anirvachan : 1
@im_adi : 1

See you next time. If you have topic ideas, please do drop in a comment. I will surely read and incororate it.

Friday, May 25, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 140: 25-May-2012

Theme: Indian Train Names and Hinduism.

This train named after a famous old woman from Ramayana, travels from Deccan plateau to the tip of South India. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1056. Ans: S(h)abari Express.
This train, traveling from Mumbai to a major city in UP, is named after an ancient Indian flying plane. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1057. Ans: Pushpak Express
There is an express train on the western coast of India, named after the great grandmother of Pandavas & Kauravas. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1058. Ans: Matsyagandha express.
There is an train between Poschim Bongo and Odisha, literally meaning, "The Express of the Lord of the Earth". Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1059. Ans: Sri Jagannath Express.
{Final, Open till 11PM} Name this train whose name is a combination of northern and southern sacred rivers of India. #DharmaQuiz 1060. Ans: Ganga Kaveri Express.

Top Scorers:

@bips_98 : 5
@bhaviknz : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@sumeetgaarg : 5
@vschanna : 5