Sacred Rivers and Temples

#DharmaQuiz Session 368: 15-Sep-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2231: Which is the longest parikrama of a river in India (walking completely around a river from start to sea)? Hint: 2600+KM
Answer: Narmada river. One of the world's most challenging walks.
Fastest 3 answers: @reply_err @jp_surat @nimeshchandra

#DharmaQuiz 2232: On which south flowing river's bank is this magnificent temple?
Ans: Hoogly.

DQ 2232. Pic from im.hunt.in

Fastest 3 answers: @ethicalman3, @gandabherunda and @supratimp

#DharmaQuiz 2233: Sangameswarar temple is at the sangam of Kaveri and Bhavani rivers. Name the third (mystic) river. Ans: Amutha also known as Agaya Ganga or Akasha Ganga.

DQ 2233. Pic from Wiki

Fastest 3 answers: @DVHeroor, @DrShobha and @siddhupalled

#DharmaQuiz 2234: This is a gorgeous Shri Rama temple on the banks of a mighty Indian river. Which river? Ans: Godavari river. Bhadrachalam, Telangana.

DQ 2234. Pic from pinimg.com

Fastest 3 answers: @Vandebharathi, @sobandevarajan and @Sravan

#DharmaQuiz 2235: This is a cave temple for Lord Shiva in Punjab. From Mahabharata era. Next to which river? Ans: Ravi river, Mukteshwar Mahadev temple near Pathankot.

DQ 2234. Pic from mukteshwarmahadev.com

Fastest 3 answers: @DVHeroor, @sooriks and @DrShobha

Thanks for participating!

Theme: Ramayana

DharmaQuiz Session 314: 20-Jan-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1956: Name the bow that Shri Rama broke during Sita Swayamwara.
#Ramayana Ans: Shunabha.
Read more on Sunabha or Shunabha here -> http://vhp.org/cultural-heritage/ramayan/lesson-6

#DharmaQuiz 1957: Dasharatha and Kausalya had a daughter who was given for adoption. Name the mother who adopted Shanta, the girl. Ans: Vershini. Kausalya's sister.

#DharmaQuiz 1958: Who cursed emperor Dasharatha, to die of "putra shoka" (grief of being away from loved son)? Ans: Shravana Kumara's parents. Shantanu and Jnanavanti.

#DharmaQuiz 1959: Name Emperor Dasharatha's daughter-in-law, whose name sounds like a famous river in Goa. Ans: Mandavi.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1960: Who taught Yoga to Shri Rama? There's a massive 32,000 shloka text on this teaching. Ans: Rishi Vasishta. The book is Yoga-Vaasishta compiled by Maharshi Valmiki.

Scores for session 314:

1. ‏@Simuntweets : 4
2. @pramod_klr : 4
3. @deshi_mangoman : 4

1. @ajaypawardr : 3
2. @durgaramdas : 3
3. @RakeshChouhan : 3
4. @vinod_gowda : 3
5. ‏@bulletguru : 3
6. @rajeshrajput1 : 3
7. @Sunil_Rao_MS : 3

1. @anamika_99 : 2
2. @KrishSuresh7 : 2
3. ‏@cgmagia : 2

1. @pravsly : 1
2. @rajeshtiwari1 : 1
3. ‏@Hisxclency1 : 1
4. ‏@Telugutalli : 1
5. ‏@RamraoKP_ : 1
6. @thapateros : 1
7. @anityakr : 1
8. ‏@AmatyaKautilya : 1
9. @brat_mj : 1
10. @mast_manav : 1
11. ‏@Anoopsri : 1
12. @voxindica : 1
13. @SwathiRagha : 1
14. @sheelakraj : 1
15. @stormylook : 1
16. ‏@keshavhosahalli : 1
17. ‏@anand61084 : 1
18. @anand61084 : 1
19. @sun_pathak : 1
20. @rakeshjmishra : 1
21. ‏@NkBlr : 1

Interestingly, no one got the first answer right here! Many were on Pinaki.