DharmaQuiz: Guru Purnima

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 285: 8-July-2014

Theme: Various Hindu Pujas.

#DharmaQuiz 1811: What's the name of this puja wherein young girls are worshiped as the embodiment of mother Goddess? Ans: Kanya Puja or Virgin Girl Child Worship.

DQ 1811: Pic thiagarajabhavanam.org

#DharmaQuiz 1812: What's the name of this Puja, wherein all the weapons and livelihood tools/devices are worshiped? Ans: Ayudha Puja or Shastra Puja, during Sharat Navaratri. Vishwa karma puja is also considered.

DQ 1812. Pic: thehindu.com

#DharmaQuiz 1813: This puja widely happens on a Purnima day. What's this puja of a life's guide, called? Ans: Guru Puja on Guru Purnima (full moon day)

DQ 1813. Pic: wordpress

#DharmaQuiz 1814: During a special occasion at home a cow (and calf) worshiped & let inside. When is that puja done? Ans: Primarily Griha Pravesha or house warming. But also on Gow Chauth and Bali Padyami during Deepavali.

DQ 1814. Pic: petermalakoff.jalbum.net

#DharmaQuiz 1815: Hindus worship various trees/plants. Which one is termed "Vriksha Raja"? Ans: Ashwattha, Bodhi, Peepul tree or Ficus religiosa L.

DQ 1815. Pic: shivallibrahmins.com

Scores for session 285:

@Susri1210 : 5
@durgaramdas : 5
@tndsr : 5
@GayathriSrinath : 5
@pramod_klr : 5
@SamitLive : 5
@sushmahari : 5

@Sunil_Rao_MS : 4
@lodyaashi : 4
@vipulgupta1976 : 4
@CAPMohan : 4
@yesbabunni : 4
@mareekuree : 4
@kiranGowda0007 : 4
@gboxam : 4

@ProtectIndia : 3
@drarora_gaurav : 3
@bhaskar1918 : 3
@AmatyaKautilya : 3
@mrsnrao : 3
@oojnas : 3
@SrDPO : 3

@TiruppurTamil : 2
@Govind1603 : 2
@raamss : 2
@bgnraju : 2
@rahul07b : 2
@gpkotekar1 : 2
@hanumantweets : 2
@rt_abad : 2
@pdthakkar : 2

@saishyam_k : 1
@thapateros : 1
@vishaldwivedi6 : 1
@shankarkumaran : 1
@rt_abad : 1
@HelpAHindu : 1
@nimesh_nagar : 1
@Jooran2 : 1
@ravichandrabr : 1
@anandrk77 : 1
@sandeshats : 1
@adarshdgp : 1
@jitendramehta70 : 1
@piyush1062 : 1
@AtulyaJena : 1
@Supreeth_Ckm : 1
@sumat_patel : 1
@subbbugokarna : 1
@SonunigamsingH : 1
@samba3thy : 1
@vikramkg : 1
@rswaminatri : 1
@nanditathhakur : 1
@ImInAntariksh : 1
@balamy : 1
@Lalliuns : 1
@BJPMember8 : 1
@msvikram : 1
@jayarajmathews : 1
@drsc90 : 1
@wtfex : 1
@kalyanaram1 : 1
@talismaan : 1
@nnijagal : 1
@praveenchandr8n : 1
@BhagwanUvach : 1
@rpmkarthi : 1
@NilimaNilimas : 1
@skdeshpande : 1
@balamy : 1
@Sravan : 1
@prafullsaraf : 1
@rohitkumarnath : 1
@ibhupeshrai : 1
@rajeshrajput1 : 1
@akandpal : 1
@raghumedicon : 1
@yelvee : 1
@kadian_anurag : 1

Thanks for participating in big numbers!

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..

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

List of people who got answers right:

@pirateadmiral : 7
@sharathinindia : 7
@DrSatyaSaraswat : 6
@venkateshkm : 6
@ManikandSharma : 6
@DevNakshi : 6
@vprajus : 5
@ajith_shetty : 4
@AviTweets : 4
@NR_Tatvamasi : 4
@suresh_kini : 3
@sharady2j : 3
@patilso : 3
@piyush_bakshi : 3
@man0jsharma : 3
@jaya_1234 : 3
@ind_phi : 2
@NPatnaik55 : 2
@itsmesuresh : 2
@saurabhvc : 2
@girist : 2
@RightWiChap : 2
@ahmednkhan : 2
@DigitalSHIV : 2
@doubtinggaurav : 2
@zincoshine : 2
@sharmarohitraj : 2
@Suratsuri : 2
@arora_chandan : 1
@mjrajput : 1
@miumesh : 1
@_ankitG : 1
@ramjoukani : 1
@venshu : 1
@3lochn : 1
@manohar_sram : 1
@stormylook : 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.

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