Showing posts with label Kodava. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kodava. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Folk dances and festivals for women of India

#DharmaQuiz Session 352: 12-Jan-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2151: Women of which state of India celebrate this festival predominantly?
Ans: Telangana - Bonalu.

DQ 2151. Pic: thehindu.com
#DharmaQuiz 2152: Girls and Ladies of which state of India celebrate this swing festival predominantly?
Ans: Odisha - Raja Parba.

DQ 2152: From orissadiary.com
#DharmaQuiz 2153: Women of which state of India perform this beautiful dance routine?
Ans: Asom - Bihu.

DQ 2153. Pic: demotix.com
#DharmaQuiz 2154: Women of which state of India do this rhythmic dance? Ans: Keralam - Onam.


DQ 2154. Pic: snydle.com
#DharmaQuiz 2155: In which Indian state is this special dance being performed by women? Ans: Karnataka - Kodava Ummathat dance.
 
DQ 2155. Pic: thehindu.com
Many confuse the last one to somewhere from Himalayas!

Scores for session 352:

  1. @sridhar_savitha : 5
  2. @IdamRashtray : 5
  3. @Simuntweets : 5
  1. @ksunjai : 3
  2. @RAMESH4184 : 3
  3. @ugramveeram123 : 3
  4. @ddalmatti : 3
  5. @shivaparv : 3
  1. @TheJanamejaya : 2
  2. @reindheer8 : 2
  3. @TheLingraj : 2
  4. @KanakMakwana : 2
  5. @shonith2 : 2
  6. @KSVSUBRAMANIAN : 2
  7. @parthhas : 2
  8. @arunrush : 2
  9. @jayasankariz : 2

  1. @rajkarsewak : 1
  2. @band318 : 1
  3. @PappuRobot : 1
  4. @bhushan_tweets : 1
  5. @rajubusa : 1
  6. @mavanthoor : 1
  7. @PriyaPippi : 1
  8. @Remesh2015 : 1
  9. @sguru22 : 1
  10. @ShyamSundarRath : 1
  11. @Mamdhata : 1
  12. @PBnrg : 1
  13. @pramodthap : 1
  14. @ksunjai : 1
  15. @sahirgp : 1
  16. @IyerMira : 1
  17. @bimal_pr : 1
  18. @Venky1971 : 1
  19. @Aneesh_chandrA : 1
  20. @chilakalakartik : 1
  21. @lakshman_POMA : 1
  22. @DiAltoK10 : 1
  23. @LJhegade : 1
  24. @kiranjankalar : 1
  25. @mailparam : 1
  26. @prashanthmaiya : 1
  27. @Rasraj : 1
  28. @joethim : 1
  29. @ajithashetty : 1
  30. @shreyasbdwaj : 1
  31. @ShambuNashipudi : 1
  32. @emsreenu : 1
  33. @v4viraj : 1
  34. @yelvee : 1
  35. @samba3thy : 1
  36. @rkvk2001a : 1
  37. @vinaygoel15 : 1
  38. @rkvk2001 : 1
  39. @IndiafirstVM : 1
  40. @Reddy_7304 : 1
  41. @rsborar : 1
  42. @hegdeamh : 1
  43. @su_smile4u : 1
  44. @VaibhavTweeeter : 1
  45. @Pputhige : 1
  46. @naveenha : 1
  47. @t_anupam : 1
  48. @PrathamNayak : 1
  49. @veraghavan : 1
  50. @berneyab : 1
 Thanks for taking interest to participate and enrich your Dharmic civilizational  knowledge.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Yugadi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Lunar New Year.

#DharmaQuiz Session 323: 20-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2001: Tomorrow is Yugadi or Ugadi. This is a famous sweet dish for this new year's festival. Name it. Ans: Various names - Obbattu, Bobbattu, Holige, Puran Poli.

DQ 2001: pic: migrantmallu
 #DharmaQuiz 2002: Yugadi evening, people visit temples to listen to new year's predictions. What's the event called? Ans: Panchanga Shravanam or reading the Hindu calendar/almanac.

DQ 2002. Pic: thehindu
 #DharmaQuiz 2003: Tomorrow is the new year for Kannada,Telugu, Marathi, Kodava, Konkani and more people. Based on lunar or solar calendar? Ans: Lunar. @iParamanand informs that this is a new year's day for Rajasthani people too.

#DharmaQuiz 2004: Sindhi people in Pakistan & India celebrate Yugadi as Cheti Chand. Name this deity they worship -> Ans: Jhulelal. @samas777 informs that he is also called Lal Sai, Uderolal, Varun Dev, Doolhalal.

DQ 2004. Pic: Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2005: Tomorrow is the first day of Chaitra month per Shalivahana Shaka calendar.
Name the samvatsara. Ans: Manmatha.

Scores for session 323:
  1. @me_rajeeva : 5
  2. @karthikjana : 5
  3. @Sunil_Reddy : 5
  1. @iParamanand : 4
  2. @arunrush : 4
  3. @krithikaraman : 4
  1. @mrsnrao : 3
  2. @mrkotians : 3
  3. @anamika_99 : 3
  4. @rohitsamvada : 3
  5. @ANILKUMARAN5 : 3
  1. @harshahs : 2
  2. @prasad1654 : 2
  3. @nandaakumar : 2
  4. ‏@ashujoshi27 : 2
  1. @tarasundar : 1
  2. @Psudoku : 1
  3. @hindujedi : 1
  4. @kaushkrahul : 1
  5. @psychiatrycal : 1
  6. @empraj1591 : 1
  7. @ashokagarwal : 1
  8. @app_praveen : 1
  9. @SonalShriv : 1
  10. @pavan3085 : 1
  11. @s_pshah : 1
  12. @samas777 : 1
  13. @vsubbu48 : 1
  14. @madhuusv : 2
  15. @shailendram1 : 1
  16. @hemabawa : 1
  17. @jnaneshwer1 : 1
  18. @AjithRamanath : 1
  19. @Krishna___9999 : 1
  20. @AjaxNgp : 1
  21. @CongiCrooks : 1
  22. @divyarajanna : 1
  23. @nrshivakumar : 1
  24. @srivinow : 1
  25. @satheeswara : 1
  26. @c10c36b074c64e8 : 1
  27. @pushkar_nk : 1
  28. @Roopa414 : 1
  29. @penntemp : 1
  30. @db_is_db : 1
  31. @sandeshkumard : 1
  32. @girishbellad : 1
  33. @jobless8work : 1
  34. @ramrenuv : 1
  35. @band318 : 1
  36. @kum_1_09 : 1
  37. @girish_holla : 1
  38. @ashish40066 : 1
  39. ‏@iHegde : 1
  40. @preethu_kumar : 1
  41. ‏@kushblr : 1
  42. @NirupamaKS1 : 1
  43. @ugramveeram123 : 1
  44. @kakdwip : 1
  45. @MangoAdmi : 2
  46. @babaagyani : 1
  47. @AmarAmarpujari : 1
  48. @SumitSharma_91 : 1
  49. ‏@PerennialCold : 1
  50. @venomousmani : 1
  51. @guyonblackybx : 1
  52. @mangooppl : 1
  53. @crazydiode : 1
  54. @hoveringfalcon : 1
  55. ‏@gghegde : 1
  56. @nomadtwts : 1
  57. @magaxiom : 1
  58. @PSR_NMORE : 1
  59. @sweetvismaya : 1
  60. @prasannakp84 : 1
  61. @NivasanN : 1
  62. @fy73r : 1
  63. ‏@maaraghu : 1
  64. ‏@Vamsee9002 : 1
  65. @Suprith_raO : 1
  66. @India_Policy : 1
  67. @MalayKurwa : 1
  68. @rakeshjmishra : 1
Happy Ugadi, Yugadi, Puran Poli and new year!