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Friday, July 31, 2015

18th and 19th century Hindu Gurus

#DharmaQuiz Session 340: 31-Jul-2015

#GuruPurnima special:

#DharmaQuiz 2086: Name this famous Guru from 18th century Dilli, whose birth name was Ranjit Singh. Ans: Sant Charandas.

DQ 2086. Pic - wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2087: Name this 18th century Guru, born in Ayodhya. He adopted Vishishtadvaita & started Uddhav Sampraday. Ans: Ramanand Swami.

DQ 2087. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2088: If you have read the famous Autobiography of Yogi, you would know this 19th century Guru. Name him.Ans: Mahavatar Babaji.

DQ 2088. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2089: Name this 19th & 20th century Guru whose contribution to caste discrimination removal is legendary. Ans: Narayana Guru.

DQ 2089. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2090: Name this 19th century Guru, who was termed as avatar of Sri Chaitanya. Ans: Vijay Krishna Gosvami.

Thanks for participating today!

Friday, July 24, 2015

Guru Mandala

#DharmaQuiz Session 339: 24-Jul-2015

All questions today are having answers in this Guru Mandala or collage of Gurus' picture.

#DharmaQuiz 2081: Name the famous Guru from 17th century, who was born as Venkanna Bhatta, in today's Tamil Nadu region. Ans: Raghavendra Swami.

#DharmaQuiz 2082: Name the famous female Dharmic leader of 20th century, whose mother's name was Shyama Sundari Devi. Ans: Sharada Devi.

#DharmaQuiz 2083: Name the Rishi among Saptarshi' s (seven great sages), whose wife was Anusuya. Ans: Atri.

#DharmaQuiz 2084: Name the great Guru of 15 & 16th century CE, who was born in Asom & died in Poschim Bongo. Credited with Borgeet creation. Ans: Srimanta Sankar Deva.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2085: She was born in France. Came to India in 1914. Founded a famous ashram. Known as The Mother. Who? Ans: Mirra Alfassa. Founder of the Aurobindo Ashram.

Scores for session 339:
Did not collect. Will do next time.

Friday, July 17, 2015

Pushkarams Across Major Indian Rivers

#DharmaQuiz Session 338: 17-Jul-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2076: Right now #GodavariPushkaralu is happening. Name one famous temple town along Godavari where this Pushkaram is celebrated. Ans: Bhadrachalam, TS, Rajahmundry, AP, Nashik, MH and many more.

#DharmaQuiz 2077: In 2017, the big Kaveri Pushkaram will happen. Name 1 temple town along Kaveri, where you can bathe & celebrate pushkaram. Ans: Trichy, TN, Talakaveri, KA, Srirangapatna, KA etc.

#DharmaQuiz 2078: The Omkareshwar temple on Narmada river would see a big Pushkar every 12 years. When's the next one? Ans: 2024

DQ 2078: Pic - Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2079: Last year, a famous Pushkaram happened in Uttarakhand, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Along which sacred river's banks? Ans: Yamuna.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2080: Among the Nava Grahas, which particular planet entering a rashi triggers Pushkarams along rivers? Ans: Guru or Jupiter. Check this for more info on which Rashi triggers pushkaram in which river. http://hindupad.com/next-pushkarams/

Scores for session 338:

@praveenbp21aug : 3
@AmatyaKautilya : 2
‏@shivaparv : 2

@SanjayKV16 : 1
@ramu_nalamati : 1
@sambharadwaja : 1
‏@PTSwami : 1
@CHANDU7777777 : 1
@Itz__Abhishek : 1
@mrkotians : 1
@crazydiode : 1
@Sanjeevp02 : 1
@viky_belathur : 1
@KishoreKeBol : 1
‏@Sunil_Reddy : 1
@vamshitweet : 1
@UKKishor : 1
@Sanjeevp02 : 1
@sudhirapai : 1
@hemant22973 : 1

Congrats to all those who got into this list!

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:

@karthikjana : 5
@Simuntweets : 5
@Vasista_ : 5
@Telugutalli : 5
@KavyaKalkuni : 5
@pramod_klr : 5
@sriksvenkat : 5

@deshi_mangoman : 4
@stormylook : 4
@KILROP : 4

@SwathiRagha : 3
@NitinShanbhag : 3
@dhpavan : 3
@ShubhaPatil9 : 3

@shivaparv : 2
@deepti_nainwal : 2
@mitasarkar4 : 2
@mrkotians : 2

@meetkeshi : 1
@Miracle_Mentor : 1
@shishya36 : 1
@shobhana18 : 1
@DrAsisAcharya : 1
@abhipar7 : 1
@mamtan14 : 1
‏@saurabhdwivedio : 1
@rupeshsingh10 : 1
@Abhaymudra : 1
@SukhiVa : 1
@rohitsamvada : 1
@A31X64Vijay : 1
@daredevilakshay : 1
@subramanyajois : 1
@Saffrelin : 1
@kesarirang : 1
‏@MorbidMortal : 1
@MSMScrutinizer : 1
@DrShobha : 1
@pushkar_nk : 1
@LykeASir : 1
@sharatmodi : 1
‏@joshi_shreyas : 1
@alokgbc : 1
@SamajSevi_Bwood : 1

Have a fantastic International Yoga Day on the 21st!

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Theme: Guru Shishya Parampara and Sampradaya

DharmaQuiz Session 301: 14-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1891: In Hindu sampradaya, Guru gives initiation to Shishya into a specific parampara. What's the Samskrita word for initiation? Ans: Diksha.

#DharmaQuiz 1892: Name the shishya of Adi Shankara, who started the Dwaraka pitha's Kitavala Guru- Shishya sampradaya. Ans: Hastamalaka Acharya.

#DharmaQuiz 1893: Name any one Vaishnava Guru-Shishya sampradaya that has been running for more than 500 years. Ans: Gaudiya sampradaya (Madhwacharya started it). Ramanandi sampradaya (Ramanujacharya a part of it). Pustimarga sampradaya (Vallabhacharya started it).

#DharmaQuiz 1894: Before Swaminarayan started Swaminarayan sampradaya under Guru Ramanand Swami, what was this sampradaya called? Ans: Uddhav Sampradaya.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1895: Name any 1 famous Guru, for whom temples exist, who did not belong to any traditional sampradaya. Ans: Shirdi Sai Baba, Narayana Guru, Puttaparthi Satya Sai Baba.

Answers to session 301:

‏@man8shree : 5

@Mamdhata : 4
@Simuntweets : 4
@GuruCharan99 : 4

@SwathiRagha : 3
@Telugutalli : 3
‏@anasrini : 3

‏@jgdanjesh : 2
@tanksalikv : 2

@_shomy : 1
@tmsatagoapan : 1
@ParambathP : 1
@aravozhukkam : 1
‏@ddpatel1120 : 1
@nityaism : 1
@iMumbaykar : 1
@schandrask : 1
@BogleSidha : 1
@Archana1207 : 1
@Eagleeye47 : 1
@vjchats : 1
@rajizm : 1
‏@raamss : 1
‏@yenkak : 1
@ParthiVasudev : 1
‏@anasrini : 1
@nikhil__13 : 1
@sharan070192 : 1

Shri Gurubhyo namah.. Harih om!

Friday, September 5, 2014

King maker Gurus of Indian history

DharmaQuiz Session 295: 5-Sep-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1861: Vijayanagara empire was started by 2 shepherds Hakka & Bukka.
Their Guru was Vidyaranya. Which matha's Jagadguru was he? Ans: Sringeri Sharada Matha. Between 1380 and 1386 CE at his ripe old age. Vijayanagara was started in 1336.

#DharmaQuiz 1862: Chandragupta Maurya built empire till Persia.
Which University's Economics professor was his Guru? Ans: Takshashila university's Economics and
Politics professor, Vishnu Gupta, aka., Chanakya. Later Chankya established the Nalanda University.

#DharmaQuiz 1863: Samarth Ramdas, the great Guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji, was born on a famous Hindu festival. Which festival? Ans: Rama Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama. Ramdas was a great devotee of Rama and Hanuman.

#DharmaQuiz 1864: One of the greatest ancient buildings, Brihadeshwara temple,was by Raja Raja Chola. Who was his Guru?

Ans: Karuvurar Siddhar.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1865: The greatest Rashtrakuta emperor, Amoghavarsha (Nripatunga) ruled for 64 yrs. Who was his Guru? Ans: Jinasena.

Scores for session 295:

@kishor_narayan : 5
@surnell : 5
‏@pramod_klr : 5

@Gbhat_RW : 4
@ARSHURPALI : 4

@deshi_mangoman : 2
@stormylook : 2
@DrPannagDesai : 2

@pavithrabr : 1
@topblogger1 : 1
@douknowjohnny : 1
@ksinamdar : 1
‏@champakChampion : 1
@tradetoday99 : 1
@imharshp : 1
@ArjunN92 : 1
@athreyaa : 1
@GururajPatil7 : 1
@Aravindshilpa : 1
@drswapnilm : 1
@AbhaySDube : 1
@Panchajanyaa : 1
@thirumalraja : 1
‏@Suprith_rAo : 1

Don't you wish we learned about these great Gurus and their contribution to Bharat in much more detail, than today's school books?

Good night!

Friday, July 11, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 286: 11-July-2014

Theme: Foreign born Hindus or Hindu admirers.

#DharmaQuiz 1816:
Born in California, USA.
Founded Hinduism Today.
Founded an ashram in Hawaii, USA.
Name this Guru.

Ans: Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, born Robert Hansen

DQ 1816. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 1817:
Born in Leuven, Belgium.
A strong advocate for Hindu revivalism in the West.
Name this historian.
Ans: Dr. Koenraad Elst.

DQ 1817. Pic: Samvada.org

#DharmaQuiz 1818:
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland.
1st Western woman to be received into a Hindu monastic order.
Who?
Ans: Sister Nivedita, born as Margaret Noble.

DQ 1818. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 1819:
Born in Massachusetts,USA.
Expert singer of Hindu devotional songs like Endaro Mahanubhavulu.
Who?
Ans: John B Higgins or Higgins Bhagavathar.


DQ 1819. Pic: thehindu.com

#DharmaQuiz 1820:
Born in Senya Beraku, Ghana.
First Hindu swami of African ancestry.
Who?
Ans: Swami Ghananda Saraswati, born Kwesi Ninson.

DQ 1820. Pic: Twitter

Scores for session 286:

‏@pramod_klr : 5
@mareekuree : 5
@durgaramdas : 5

@tndsr : 3

@AgentSaffron : 2
‏@hemster : 2

@RajaChaama : 1
‏@Yaba_dabadoo : 1
@SreeIyer1 : 1
@sudhirapai : 1
@Kannan9900 : 1
@harish85228184 : 1
@kaushalrucha : 1
‏@svbadri : 1
@MadusudhanR : 1
@SriAiyerRS11 : 1
@_MSKR : 1
@rohitkumarnath : 1
@buzzindelhi : 1
@acharya2 : 1
@hoveringfalcon : 1
@Booombaastic : 1
@ddeb30 : 1
@poetrification : 1
@ponkumar : 1
‏@DrPannagDesai : 1

Hope you enjoyed and learned in the process!

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 256: 11-Feb-2014

Theme: Hindu society's social reformers.

#DharmaQuiz 1666: Name this social reformer of Hindu society, who lived during 19th-20th century, and whose guru was Ayyavu Swami in Kerala. Ans: Ayyankali

#DharmaQuiz 1667: "Atmopadesha Shatakam", was the philosophical work of a very famous 19th/20th century social reformer in Kerala. Who? Ans: Narayana Guru.

#DharmaQuiz 1668: Name this 19th century social reformer from Maharashtra, who opened 1st girls school in India. Founded Satya Shodhak Samaj. Ans: Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule.

#DharmaQuiz 1669: Name this 19th century Hindu society reformer from Gujarat, who was the first to coin Swarajya as "India for Indians". Ans: Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj.

#DharmaQuiz 1670: Name the Hindu society's unifier who lived only 51 yrs till 1940, but created a huge casteless org. Ans: Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, founder of RSS.

Answers to session 256:

@kishor_narayan : 5

@meenabg : 4
@cgmagia : 4
‏@cynicspeak : 4

@deshi_mangoman : 3
@BrokeBrahmin : 3
@agneepankh : 3

@ashujoshi27 : 2
@vaa3 : 2
@Simuntweets : 2

@ashimasingh99 : 1
@AnithaNadsal : 1
@oojnas : 1
@bhushanshende : 1
@Sushuptii : 1
@ChiranjeevaP : 1
@JagannathAjnabi : 1
@KishkindhaWar : 1
@sushmahari : 1
@nikhilug : 1
@harsheith : 1
‏@nagenvarma : 1
@HLDesai : 1
‏@vkdwivedi21 : 1
@YashwantCharan : 1

See you next time.

Friday, March 1, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 199: 1-Mar-2013

Theme: Birth and Death places of famous Gurus of India.

Name this 19th/20th century Indian Guru, whose birth and death places were different, but both started with 'Tiru'. #DharmaQuiz 1356. Ans: Ramana Maharshi. Death - Tiruvannamalai and Birth - Tiruchuli.
Name this famous Guru from 500 yrs ago, whose birth & death places are in Pakistan now. Death place 3KM from Indian border. #DharmaQuiz 1357. Ans: Guru Nanak.
Name this Guru from 500 years ago, who was born in Bengal and died in Odisha. His teachings inspired ISKCON's creation. #DharmaQuiz 1358. Ans: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Name this Guru Maa who was born in today's Bangladesh area & died in today's Uttarakhand 31 yrs ago.(See the embedded picture) #DharmaQuiz 1359. Ans: Anandamayi Maa.
{Final, Open till 10 PM} Name this Guru/ Swami from 400 years back, whose language was Kannada, born in TN & samadhi in AP. #DharmaQuiz 1360. Ans: Raghavendra Swamy. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raghavendra_Swami

For Question 4

Top Scorers of session 199:

@shawjipk : 5
@hchaturv : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@Tasmayi : 5
@biswajeetdash : 5
@TheArvindDhar : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@anandt_05 : 5
@S_Mandalia : 5
@indianomad : 5

Congrats to all these scorers:

@vschanna : 4
@Mamdhata : 4
@DrSatyaSaraswat : 4
@geophyraj : 4
@Rasraj : 4

@Manjunaath : 3
@Kar7x : 3

@AdwaitanWay : 2
@Susri1210 : 2
@AAP_ka_BAAP : 2
@vishal1818 : 2

@gboxam : 1
@DrSaisree : 1
@rathivar : 1
@robinrajsingh : 1
@lalitadvani : 1
@shreeramm : 1
@gautamsinha1 : 1
@sa_kiran : 1
@Bgiridharr : 1
@stormylook : 1
@Bipul2047 : 1
@emsreenu : 1
@deborshihazra : 1
@jdroy1 : 1
@SudhirSubhartam : 1
@Saffronista : 1
@aackthu : 1
@jugal_godara : 1
@WarHawk313 : 1
@sanjayleo : 1
@Sreevathsaa : 1

The next one is the grand 200th one! Don't miss on Tuesday, the 5th. There will be a special prize too.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 146: 3-Jul-2012

Theme: Guru Purnima or the day of a Guiding Teacher.

Which famous Guru 1200 years back, created the extremely philosophical & invaluable 580 verse poem, "Viveka Chudamani"? #DharmaQuiz 1086. Ans: Adi Shankara. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viveka_Chudamani
Name this 19th century Guru, who authored "Satyarth Prakash". He was also the first to give a call for 'Swarajya". #DharmaQuiz 1087. Ans: Dayananda Saraswati. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayananda_Saraswati
Name this recent Guru,whose birth name was Satyanarayana Raju. He preached: "Love All,Serve All" & "Help Ever, Hurt Never". #DharmaQuiz 1088. Ans: Satya Sai Baba.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satya_Sai_Baba
Name this Guru maa, in her 40s,educated in a convent but preaches Upanishads, Yoga, Buddhism, Sikhism etc. Runs Shakti NGO. #DharmaQuiz 1089. Ans: Anandmurti Gurumaa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anandmurti_Gurumaa
{Final, Open till 11 PM} Name this aspect of Shiva, personifying ultimate awareness. Prayed with "Gurave Sarva Lokanaam..". #DharmaQuiz 1090. Ans: Dakshina Murthy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakshinamurthy and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakshinamurthy_Stotram

Top Scorers this time:

@philAmit : 5
@anandt_05 : 5
@bigvjp : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@ravighiyar : 5
@MV_BN : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@DevNakshi : 5

Congratulations to all these scorers:

@sharathinindia : 4
@FEEL4INDIA : 4
@hindu_tweeter : 4
@surenc1974 : 4
@vschanna : 4
@guruprasadbhat : 4

@pchaturved : 3
@Gaandeeva : 3
@hchaturv : 3
@dimpsdawns : 3
@pvaidyaraj : 3
@sharad_51 : 3

@Hitlerbai : 2

@aparajiths : 1
@preethamsai : 1
@harsha_bsh : 1
@bkartic : 1
@Mangesh_skr : 1
@Gurush_ : 1
@BhatJayaram : 1
@hanmireddy : 1
@pvsswamy : 1
@kaushkrahul : 1
@manohar_sram : 1
@prawinsays : 1
@voxindica : 1
@mohandoshi : 1
@s_paramvir1 : 1
@Marut_ : 1

Better luck next time.

Om Gurubhyo Namah! Harih Om..

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 105: 09-Dec-2011

DharmaQuiz Session 105: 09-Dec-2011
Theme: 21st century Hindu Gurus and Saints.

Which famous Hindu Guru has made "Sudarshan Kriya" a very popular technique in 21st century? #DharmaQuiz 879. Ans: Sri Sri Ravishankar
Which famous Hindu Guru of 21st century made Kapalbhati Yoga a household name? #DharmaQuiz 880. Ans: Baba Ramdev
Name this Hindu spiritual guru of 21st century, whose ashram claims that she has hugged 3,10,00,000 people around the world! #DharmaQuiz 881. Ans: Mata Amritanandamayi
Name this 21st century soothing voice Hindu preacher, who founded Vishwa Jagriti Mission & has over 1,00,00,000 followers. #DharmaQuiz 882. Ans: Sudhanshu Maharaj
Name this Sindh born famous Guru, who today has 350 ashrams and teaches Jnana/Bhakti/Karma Yoga mix. #DharmaQuiz 883. Ans: Asaram Bapu.

Answers to session 105:

Top Scorers:

@DrSatyaSaraswat : 5
@sureshvar : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@arunz : 5
@shaileshsoni : 5
@ramas_cal : 5
@shibu_kt : 5
@mamtan14 : 5
@Sammy_2912 : 5
@vijirak : 5
@kishor_narayan : 5

Congratulations to:

@clumsycoder : 4
@Dptoshniwal1 : 4
@amitgupta_lnct : 4
@sudhen03 : 4
@CAKiranb : 3
@dhruvhere : 3
@2thsculptor : 3
@stormylook : 3
@twisteD_Canine : 3
@gchellappan : 3
@iSaakshi : 3
@Rasraj : 2
@psudo : 2
@mebrahmin : 2
@santosh2304 : 2
@biswajeetdash : 2
@Purple_Truths : 2
@keerthinarayan8 : 2
@asimhot : 1
@venkat1INDIA : 1
@yogesh_kris : 1
@iSaakshi : 1
@Flyfiddlesticks : 1
@Garib_Aadmi : 1
@Andewalla : 1
@NAashish : 1
@MRYYTYUNJAY : 1
@rajputrahul19 : 1
@manohar_sram : 1
@madhusudan41 : 1
@amitvkaushik : 1

Thanks to all those who ended up on the score board above, particularly those who top scored! Also thanks to those who attempted, but couldn't make it up there. Better luck next time.

Feel free to write comments and additional info regarding any topic in this particular DharmaQuiz. Till next time..

Friday, October 28, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 95: 18-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.

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 75 updates.

Session 95: October 18, 2011
Theme: Famous Disciples of Indian Dharma Gurus

Name Buddha's principle disciple, who was referred as "Guardian of the Dharma". a)Nagarjuna b)Sariputta c)Ananda #DharmaQuiz 827. Ans: c - Ananda
Name Adi Shankara's famous disciple who became the 1st Shankaracharya of Dwaraka peetha. e)Nandi f)Hastamalaka g)Sureshwara #DharmaQuiz 828. Ans: f - Hastamalaka
Name the ultra famous disciple of Shri Ramakrishna, who composed "Khandana Bhava Bandhana" aarti for his guru. #DharmaQuiz 829. Ans: Vivekananda
Name the disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, who preached Krishna tradition to the west. g)Prabhupada h)Aurobindo i)Osho #DharmaQuiz 830. Ans: g - Shrila Prabhupada
Name 2 famous disciples of Vidyaranya, who were converted back from Islam by their Guru to form Vijayanagara kingdom #DharmaQuiz 831. Ans: Harihara (Hakka) Raya and Bukka Raya

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

@amitgupta_lnct : 4
@surenc1974 : 4
@bhaviknz : 4
@saurabhvc : 4
@sharathinindia : 4
@hindu_tweeter : 4
@DevNakshi : 3
@clumsycoder : 3
@wavehit : 2
@man0jsharma : 2
@Susri1210 : 2
@mediacrooks : 2
@upendrverma : 2
@Sharma_spks : 2
@melatturng : 1
@kishan_harathi : 1
@jaideepb : 1
@dimpsdawns : 1
@Dadlany : 1
@Dhruv_rathore : 1
@mayaadvaita : 1
@BKrtik : 1
@Dhruv_rathore : 1
@bhootnath : 1
@appu_sivamani : 1
@manohar_sram : 1
@TrueNationalist : 1
@Equateall : 1
@sgdas2004 : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above! I wonder why no one scored cent percent in this quiz:)

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.

Friday, July 22, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 78: 15-Jul-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 58 updates.

Session 78: July 15, 2011
Theme: Guru Purnima

The prayer: "Guruve Sarva Lokanam, Bhishaje bhava rogiNam", has reference to whom? a) Vyasa b) Dakshinaamurthy c) Vasishtha. #DharmaQuiz 731. Ans: Dakshinaamurthy
Name a very famous Guru/Acharya, born near Udupi 775 yrs back, a huge Krishna devotee and an authority in Vedic Philosophy. #DharmaQuiz 732. Ans: Madhwacharya
Name the son of Shardhvamsha, a master of all 4 divisions of archery, and an archery guru of both Pandavas and Kauravas. #DharmaQuiz 733. Ans: Kripacharya
Name the brilliant student, whose thumb as 'Guru Dakshina' (teacher's offering), was the most controversial in Mahabharata. #DharmaQuiz 734. Ans: Ekalavya
Name the spiritual Guru of Shivaji, who was born on Rama Navami, so strong that he could do 1200 Surya Namaskars a day! #DharmaQuiz 735. Ans: Samarth Ramdas. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarth_Ramdas
Name the town, considered as the birthplace of 12 holy Gurus of Assam/ Ahom Kingdom. a) Narayanpur. b) Dispur. c) Udaipur. #DharmaQuiz 736. Ans: Narayanpur
The incredibly melodious, "Khandana Bhava Bandhana" Bangla song, is which famous Guru's aarti? #DharmaQuiz 737. Ans: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

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