Theme: Sun worship among Hindus
- #DharmaQuiz 1586: Today is Chhath pooja mainly celebrated in Bihar. What do women give to Surya Bhagawan on this day?. Ans: They give Arghya to rising and setting sun. Along with water, wheat, sugarcane, bananas, milk and coconut too offered. Thanks to @man8shree for details.
- #DharmaQuiz 1587: Worshiping Solar deities is an ancient Indian custom. Which Aditya or Sun is the great Gayatri mantra dedicated to?. Ans: Savitr (Tat Savitur varenyam). @cgmagia explains futher - "Savitr" one of aditya offspring of Vedic deity Aditi. His name in Vedic Sanskrit connotes impeller, rouser, vivifier.
- #DharmaQuiz 1588: The 7th day after Sun starts his northern ascent (Uttarayana), Hindus celebrate a festival dedicated to Sun. Name it. Ans: Ratha Saptami.
- #DharmaQuiz 1589: This is a temple dedicated to Surya or Sun God. Also a UNESCO World heritage site. Where is it? Ans: Konark, Puri, Odisha. @amitagra21 explains further that this is not
a temple anymore, but is only the remnants of a grand temple destroyed
by "Kalapahar".
DQ 1589 ; From Wiki - #DharmaQuiz 1590: Name this community found in North India, Pakistan & Afghan, who were historically Sun-worshipers. Ans: Gujjars -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurjar - Answers with Suryavamshi or Suryavanshi also accepted.
Top scorers of session 240:
- @GuruCharan99 : 5
- @bhaviknz : 5
- @vipulgupta1976 : 5
- @man8shree : 5
Congrats to all the following:
- @paivijay : 4
- @sharathinindia : 4
- @cgmagia : 4
- @arunz : 4
- @n_dolli : 4
- @Simuntweets : 3
- @wakeupindia777 : 3
- @tradetoday99 : 3
- @MeSavitha : 2
- @AgentSaffron : 2
- @rohitsamvada : 2
- @nkgrock : 1
- @RaghuVamshee : 1
- @Mamdhata : 1
- @_shomy : 1
- @dheepakg : 1
- @trolleswar : 1
- @sillyslaphappy : 1
- @usrnamecntblnk : 1
- @sparkbird : 1
- @gugujyoti : 1
- @indiapremi : 1
- @kalika3107 : 1
- @lodyaashi : 1
- @DreameMerchant : 1
- @ShatajitBasu : 1
- @rajeshrajput1 : 1
- @pappu_pedia : 1
- @chetankshet : 1
- @pramod_klr : 1
- @hthakur1990 : 1
- @pramoo : 1
- @chaitanyasoul : 1
- @amitagra21 : 1
- @chaitanyasoul : 1
- @aackthu : 1
- @errajalok : 1
- @Livenletlive33 : 1
- @shikha_shrivas : 1
- @BhartPutra : 1
See you next week.
