Famous Ganesha Temples in India

#DharmaQuiz Session 367: 6-Sep-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2226: 18 feet high and 16 feet wide. ~460 years old majestic Ganesha in Bengaluru. Who got it carved?

DQ 2226. Pic: www.karnataka.com

Ans: Kempe Gowda.
Fastest 3 correct answers: @iamshreyakool, @ChaitanyaAdvait and @man8shree.

#DharmaQuiz 2227: Which year was the famous Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati temple in Pune completed?

DQ 2227: Pic: tripadvisor.com

Ans: Year 1893.
Fastest 3 correct answers:  ‏@man8shree, @ChaitanyaAdvait and @SuprithVantimar

#DharmaQuiz 2228: This 350+ year old Manakula Vinayagar temple survived both British and French destruction attempts. Where is it?

Ans: Puducherry
Fastest 3 correct answers: @RajaramMusings, @gnswamy74, @darshanbirur

#DharmaQuiz 2229: This famous Ganesh temple is at 6500 ft above sea, in the Himalayas. In which state?

DQ 2229. Pic: engrave.in

Ans: Sikkim.
Fastest 3 correct answers: @DonaldSingha, @psxyz and @ChaitanyaAdvait.

#DharmaQuiz 2230: This Trinetra Ganesh temple overlooks a National Park that is very famous for its tigers. Where?

DQ 2230. Pic from dnaindia

Ans: Ranthambore national park or Sawai Madhopur village, Rajasthan
Fastest 3 correct answers:  ‏@delhi_lawyer, @man8shree and @ChaitanyaAdvait 

Thanks for participating!
Happy Ganesha Chaturthi, 2016.

DharmaQuiz Session 157: 21-Aug-2012

Theme: Sri Aurobindo

1. When is the birth anniv of Indian scholar, litterateur, philosopher,patriot, social reformer & visionary, Sri Aurobindo? #DharmaQuiz 1141. Ans: 15th August
2. What was Sri Aurobindo's surname given by his parents? #DharmaQuiz 1142. Ans: Ghose
3. Name Sri Aurobindo's most famous epical work in English of 23,837 lines directing man towards the Supreme Being.  #DharmaQuiz 1143. Ans: Savitri.
4. Name one upanishad over which Sri Aurobindo wrote extensive commentary. #DharmaQuiz 1144. Ans: Isha Upanishad
5. {Final, open till 11PM} Where did Sri Aurobindo establish the famous Auroville Ashram? #DharmaQuiz 1145. Ans: Pudhucherry or Pondicherry.

For further study:
http://hinduism.about.com/od/gurussaintsofthepast/a/aurobindo.htm
http://hinduism.about.com/od/gurussaintsofthepast/a/Sri-Aurobindo-Top-10-Quotations.htm

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