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Friday, February 26, 2016

Famous Durga Temples

#DharmaQuiz Session 355: 26-Feb-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2166: This is a 1300 year old Nagara + Dravida architecture hybrid Durga temple.
Where is it? Ans: Aihole, Karnataka.

DQ 2166. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2167: This Durga temple is a fusion of Indian and European architecture. 300 year old.
Where is it? Ans: Near Panaji, Goa.
@sudhirapai says: Shanta Duraga at Kavale in Goa. Kavale is also home of Kavale matha founded by Gaudpadacharya the grand guru of Adi Shankaracharya.

DQ 2167. Pic - mybusblog.mybustickets.in

#DharmaQuiz 2168: Where is this 200+ year old red Durga temple?
Hint: It's just 1 KM from a very famous university. Ans: Varanasi, UP.

DQ 2168. Pic: gautamhotelvns.com

#DharmaQuiz 2169: This is one of the most outstanding Durga temples. Popularly known as "Golden Durga". Where is it? Ans: Kanaka Durga temple, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

DQ 2169. Pic: arakuvalleytourism.in

#DharmaQuiz 2170: Where is this lovely Durga temple? It's just 5KM from a National Highway. Ans: Rohtak, Haryana.

DQ 2170. Pic: im.hunt.in

Scores for session 355:

@dhpavan : 5
@pai_rajesh : 5
@sridhar_savitha : 5

@LathaIsloor : 4
@arunrush : 4

@_InExtremis : 2
@nigh8bird : 2

@nirbhaavuka : 1
‏@SAnoopama : 1
@_RKSumit : 1
@1967Babu : 1
@veenabv : 1
@Girish1128 : 1
@bhatajith : 1
‏@sanjeevirao : 1
@mpramodkumar : 1
@K_Oswal : 1
@HarmalkarDipesh : 1
@rohinikulkarni6 : 1
‏@sudhirapai : 1
@vcs_17 : 1
@bipashafever : 1
@shivimk : 1
@jayarajmathews : 1
@vimunil : 1
@Parantapaa : 1
@mejayashree : 1
@RKoyyala : 1
‏@dvmm13 : 1
@shaileshkpandey : 1
@geffbeck : 1
@vasantkvk : 1
@anurag_surya : 1
@tiwary_devesh : 1
@A003708 : 1
‏@preethamsai : 1
@BLR_Raja : 1
@anilbpai : 1
‏@premjaind : 1
@RubalAgrawal : 1
‏@InternetHinduz : 1

Jai Durga Mata!

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Spring festivals of India

#DharmaQuiz Session 322: 17-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1996: On March 1st, a fabulous yearly festival of elephant decorations was in Kerala.
Name the festival. Ans: Paripally Gajamela

DQ 1996 - Pic: hangouts.co.in

#DharmaQuiz 1997: On Holi, a very colourful "Holika dahan" happens in Rajasthan. Conducted by which royal family? Ans: Mewar.

DQ 1997: Image: udaipurblog

#DharmaQuiz 1998: Chapchar Kut is a 600+ year history filled spring festival of North East India. Of which state? Ans: Mizoram.

DQ 1998: Pic: holidayswa

#DharmaQuiz 1999: Shigmo is a spring festival of a small state, with Ramayana and Mahabharata scenes. Which state? Ans: Goa

DQ 1999. Pic: sanjeevnitv

#DharmaQuiz 2000: Name the public cooking festival that got 10,00,000+
women. World record! Ans: Attukal Pongala, Attukal Bhagavathy temple in Kerala.

DQ 2000. Pic: hillpost.in

Scores for session 322:

@RakeshChouhan : 5
@karthikjana : 5

@man8shree : 4

@rkrprabhu : 2
@arunrush : 2
@KSVSUBRAMANIAN : 2
@prashant_ind : 2

‏@navaltiger : 1
@drkravindran : 1
@_Narad : 1
‏@dhpavan : 1
@arvdhamo : 1
@devang622 : 1
‏@vishnu_kt : 1
@satishkg : 1
@rao_deepak : 1
@ramjiyahoo : 1
@Aish17aer : 1
@redpea79 : 1
@therajasekar : 1
@rakeshjmishra : 1
@krsngh : 1
@sweetvismaya : 1
@HinduRohini : 1

Time to cheer! 2000 questions of Dharma Quiz completed :)

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 252: 14-Jan-2014

DQ 1417 - Image from churumuri.wordpress

Theme: Makara Sankranti

#DharmaQuiz 1646: Name one state in India where Makara Sankranti is celebrated as Haldi Kumkum. Ans: Goa, Maharashtra.

#DharmaQuiz 1647: Lakhs of cows/bulls made to jump over fire on Makara Sankranti. Name one state where this happens. Ans: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh.

#DharmaQuiz 1648: Some Tribals sing, dance around bonfire and enjoy on Makara Sankranti as it is their new year. In which Indian state? Ans: Odisha. Maybe Asom also.

#DharmaQuiz 1649: On 10 March 2009 a world record was set by 25,00,000 women cooking Pongala at a time. In which city? Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

DQ 1649. Image from mykeralahotels.in

DQ 1419. Image from attukal.org

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 1650: Name a state in India where Makar Sankranti involves "Sakrat Bhoj" feast followed by flying kites. Ans: Rajasthan.

Answers to session 252:

@man8shree : 5

@sreekannoth : 4
@deshi_mangoman : 4
@KaushikRg : 4
@ajaypawardr : 4
@durgaramdas : 4
@ashujoshi27 : 4

@Mamdhata : 3

@pandey_ashishkp : 2
@drsriramvdongre : 2
@Telugutalli : 2
@mrsnrao : 2

@MiliNeel : 1
@anandrk77 : 1
@nitindamame : 1
@avadhbgupta : 1
@roshantripathy1 : 1
@bshashimysore : 1
@heteshajain : 1
@ySOcirius : 1
@Lucky_Strike79 : 1
‏@Nikhilsoni45 : 1
@goldi_civil : 1
@santhoshkmnair : 1
@jayarajcm : 1
@prasad1654 : 1
@alamiv : 1
@KSVSUBRAMANIAN : 1
@jineesh_blr : 1
@LokiHulibele : 1
@mysticlane1 : 1
@ssmalani : 1
‏@gandhi_pv : 1
@YashwantCharan : 1
@aumakhil : 1
@contest2014 : 1
‏@AT_PATEL : 1
@ardra2611 : 1
@redpea79 : 1
@kmukundra : 1
@vinodm_85 : 1
‏@kikkeriv : 1

Happy Makara Sankranti to everyone!

Friday, June 8, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 142: 8-Jun-2012

Theme: Hindu phrases in Modern Government Mottos.

Life Ins Corp of India's motto is "Yogakshemam Vahaamyaham" = I shall take care of welfare. Which scripture is it from? #DharmaQuiz 1066. Ans: Bhagavad Gita
"Satyameva Jayate", national motto of India is from Mundaka Upanishad. What is the very next word after SMJ in that mantra? #DharmaQuiz 1067. Ans: Naanrutam. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyameva_Jayate
Rama said "Janani Janma bhumischa Swargadapi Gariyasi" at Lanka. Which Hindu majority country's national motto is it today? #DharmaQuiz 1068. Ans: Nepal. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janani_Janmabhoomischa_Swargadapi_Gariyasi
Indonesian Navy uses "Jaleshveva Jayamahe" as its motto derived from Sanskrit. What does "Jayamahe" mean? #DharmaQuiz 1069. Ans: We will Win.
{Final, Open till 11PM} Govt of Goa's seal has a Brihadaranyaka Upanishad mantra. "Sarve Bhadraani _____". Fill blanks. #DharmaQuiz 1070. Ans: "Pashyantu". The full phrase in the official seal is "Sarve bhadraani pashyantu, maa kaschit dhukha bhag bhavet". Read these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_of_Goa.png and http://www.tanhaa.net/index.php/2009/10/21/sarve-bhavantu-sukhinah/

Top Scorers:

@vschanna : 5
@TheArvindDhar : 5
@shanthigrama : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@iSumitRk : 5
@bhaviknz : 5
@sharad_51 : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@pvaidyaraj : 5
@lodyaashi : 5
@iSaakshi : 5

Also, Congrats to:

@sanathandharma : 4
@DevNakshi : 4

@NikhilShembekar : 3
@siddarthpaim : 3
@clumsycoder : 3

@Gurush_ : 1
@mayankmatador : 1
@bhattvihang : 1
@mayureshgaikwad : 1
@idhairya : 1
@AnkurTri : 1
@Satya046 : 1
@JagannathAjnabi : 1

Thanks to all those who participated!