DharmaQuiz: Telangana

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Friday, November 18, 2016

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!

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Agama

#DharmaQuiz Session 365: 5-Jul-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2216: Agamas are the collection of scriptures of several Hindu devotional schools. How many Shaiva Agamas are there? Ans: 28.

#DharmaQuiz 2217: Generally, Tantra refers to a particular school of Agamas. Are they: a) Shaiva b) Vaishnava or, c) Shakta ? Ans: Shakta.

#DharmaQuiz 2218: This is a beautiful Vaishnava temple built as per Agama Shastra. Where is it? Ans: Bhadrachalam, Telangana.

DQ 2218. Pic from Blogspot

#DharmaQuiz 2219: Each Agama consists of 4 parts. Jnana pada, Yoga pada, Kriya pada and Charya pada. Which of these guide temple building? Ans: Kriya Pada.

{Final,open till 9 PM}: #DharmaQuiz 2220: Name any one Shaiva Agama. Ans:
Any of these 28 -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80gama_(Hinduism)#Saiva_Agamas

Scores for session 365:
Could not collect. Sorry.

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:

@sridhar_savitha : 5
@IdamRashtray : 5
@Simuntweets : 5

@ksunjai : 3
@RAMESH4184 : 3
@ugramveeram123 : 3
@ddalmatti : 3
@shivaparv : 3

@TheJanamejaya : 2
@reindheer8 : 2
@TheLingraj : 2
@KanakMakwana : 2
@shonith2 : 2
@KSVSUBRAMANIAN : 2
@parthhas : 2
@arunrush : 2
@jayasankariz : 2

@rajkarsewak : 1
@band318 : 1
@PappuRobot : 1
@bhushan_tweets : 1
@rajubusa : 1
@mavanthoor : 1
@PriyaPippi : 1
@Remesh2015 : 1
@sguru22 : 1
@ShyamSundarRath : 1
@Mamdhata : 1
@PBnrg : 1
@pramodthap : 1
@ksunjai : 1
@sahirgp : 1
@IyerMira : 1
@bimal_pr : 1
@Venky1971 : 1
@Aneesh_chandrA : 1
@chilakalakartik : 1
@lakshman_POMA : 1
@DiAltoK10 : 1
@LJhegade : 1
@kiranjankalar : 1
@mailparam : 1
@prashanthmaiya : 1
@Rasraj : 1
@joethim : 1
@ajithashetty : 1
@shreyasbdwaj : 1
@ShambuNashipudi : 1
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@v4viraj : 1
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@samba3thy : 1
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@rkvk2001 : 1
@IndiafirstVM : 1
@Reddy_7304 : 1
@rsborar : 1
@hegdeamh : 1
@su_smile4u : 1
@VaibhavTweeeter : 1
@Pputhige : 1
@naveenha : 1
@t_anupam : 1
@PrathamNayak : 1
@veraghavan : 1
@berneyab : 1

Thanks for taking interest to participate and enrich your Dharmic civilizational knowledge.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Theme: Indian Hindu festivals

DQ 1936. Image: cloudfront.net/

DharmaQuiz Session 310: 16-Dec-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1936: In which state is this nice flower festival celebrated with ladies dancing
around flower creations? Ans: Telangana. Festival is Bathukamma.

#DharmaQuiz 1937: In which state of India, do people welcome new year with a folk dance shown here? Ans: Asom. Festival is Bihu.

DQ 1937. Image: aaikon.wordpress

#DharmaQuiz 1938: In which Indian state do people welcome Hindu new year like this? Ans: Maharashtra. Festival is Gudi Padwa.

DQ 1938: Image: indiamarks.com

#DharmaQuiz 1939: Name any one state where during the month of Kartika, one lakh deepas are lighted by women in group. Ans: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana. Kartika Deepotvasa.

DQ 1939. Image: andhrawishesh

#DharmaQuiz 1940: In which state of India do people welcome agriculture season (rain)
like this? Ans: Odisha. Festival is Raja Parba.

DQ 1940. Image: vedicvaani

Scores for session 310.

‏@Telugutalli : 5
@pramod_klr : 5
@durgaramdas : 5

@Simuntweets : 4
@kishor_narayan : 4
@TheArvindDhar : 4
@naonome : 4
@sreekannoth : 4
@UKKishor : 4

‏@man8shree : 3
‏@Mamdhata : 3
@bulletguru : 3

@arvdhamo : 2
@gouripathy : 2
@stormylook : 2
@anilchirps : 2
@FakeJourno : 2
@kushblr : 2
‏@hrnaidu : 2
@IndiafirstVM : 2
@aman_lakhera : 2
‏@db_is_db : 2
@tweets2ap : 2
@pushp_onenonly : 2
@srinivasanands : 2

@geetaSkapoor : 1
‏@snjn1 : 1
@PoonamV_ : 1
@mohiteabhi : 1
@ajoooo67: 1
@ashutoshrawal : 1
@jsp293 : 1
@praetorianblade : 1
‏@salvi_v : 1
@praetorianblade : 1
@kiranskatore : 1
‏@GirishBalu1 : 1
@RaghuKandkur : 1
@amolsarnaik : 1
@aravindan_krish : 1
@TorontoDreams : 1
@Kirti100 : 1
@AjitDovalFans : 1
‏@stormylook : 1
@bharathphatak : 1
@cgmagia : 1
@hemantajha : 1
@Chemkishan : 1
‏@chitralakshman : 1
@meenabg : 2
@NagarajKuppelur : 1
@magaxiom : 1
@nirax : 1
@TechBlueprints : 1
@ashvasant : 1
@vicky20680 : 1
@nehjin8 : 1
@rgopalv : 1
@sarvankarthik6 : 1
@sharmaswati28 : 1
@siddharthaanand : 1
@1KaDuM : 1
‏@rucheesharma : 1
@Vamsee9002 : 1
@pruthvirajnyk : 1
@Surender_Wgl : 1

Great to see so many attempting our unique Hindu festival quiz. Keep it up!