Hindu temples of Jammu & Kashmir, and Jharkhand.

DharmaQuiz Session 311: 23-Dec-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1941: Over which mountain is the precious Vaishno Devi temple situated in Jammu and Kashmir? Ans: Trikuta. 

DQ 1941: Pic from makemytrip

#DharmaQuiz 1942: There's a famous Devi temple 20 KM east of Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir. Mentioned in Kalhana's Rajtarangini. Name it. Ans: Kheer Bhavani temple.

#DharmaQuiz 1943: There's a hill overlooking Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. Has Jagadamba Sharika temple. Name the hill. Ans: Hari Parbat.

DQ 1943: Pic from travelersguideindia

#DharmaQuiz 1944: This 325 year old Hindu temple was restored in 2008 in the state of Jharkhand. Name the temple. Ans: Jagannath temple, Ranchi.

DQ 1944: Pic from panoramio

 #DharmaQuiz 1945: Only one of the 12 sacred Jyotir Lingas, is in the eastern part of India. Where is it? Ans: Baidyanath, Jharkhand.

Scores for session 311:

1. @surnell : 5
2. @RakeshChouhan : 5

1. @TheArvindDhar : 4

1. @stormylook : 3
2. @bezubaan : 3
3. @DrShobha : 3

1. @rahulbagati : 2
2. @pradeepsingh83 : 2
3. @NaMo__Bhakt : 2
4. @chitrabharadwaj : 2
5. @mamtakejriwal75 : 2

1. @rathinikesh : 1
2. @shailu_CA : 1
3. ‏@SameerTandon1 : 1
4. @sudhirapai : 1
5. @rgopalv : 1
6. @NilimaNilimas : 1
7. @jodhra63 : 1
8. @arunrush : 1
9. @pramodthap : 1
10. ‏@ko_ji2000 : 1
11. ‏@mrsnrao : 1
12. @devyanidilli : 1
13. @PoonamV_ : 1
14. @keshavaram : 1
15. @KakRajender : 1
16. ‏@RRamgovind : 1
17. @TORUKH_MAKTO : 1
18. @anityakr : 1
19. @prasca : 1
20. @ganeshmahnar : 1
21. @sharnarthi90 : 1
22. @Krish9995 : 1
23. @AgentSaffron : 1
24. @KakRajender : 1
25. @Nationalistweet : 1

Learn more about temples from these two states, that were in news today.

DharmaQuiz Session 185: 1-Jan-2013

Theme: Richest Temples in India

1. Name this temple, among the 5 richest in India now, which probably did not exist 200 years back. #DharmaQuiz 1281. Ans: Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Maharashtra. But Siddhivinayak temple in Maharashtra may can also be the correct answer.
2. Name this temple, which was officially not the richest temple in India just 2 years back, but is today. #DharmaQuiz 1282. Ans: Ananta Padmanabha temple, Kerala.
3. Name this temple that has the world's largest free meal complex and also situated over world's 2nd oldest rock mountains. #DharmaQuiz 1283. Ans: Tirupati Venkateshwara temple, Andhra Pradesh.
4. This temple is probably the 2nd most visited temple in India, and is at an altitude of 5300 feet above sea. Name it.  #DharmaQuiz 1284. Ans: Vaishno Devi temple, Jammu and Kashmir.
5. This temple has history of destruction & recreations. Once recreated by Ravana in silver. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1285. Ans: Somnath temple, Gujarat.

Top Scorers for Session 185:

1. @SamitLive : 5
2. @iDevNakshi : 5
3. @vinodvyas220 : 5
4. @sweetandu : 5
5. @raopm9 : 5
6. @ThejasMysore : 5
7. @iSumitRk : 5
8. @sharathinindia : 5
9. @anandt_05 : 5
10. @iSaakshi : 5
11. @dolby_mehul : 5
12. @smna17 : 5
13. @jojshilp : 5
14. @vyasraj : 5
15. @roshan_halwai : 5

Congratulations to:

1. @philAmit : 4
2. @amitscmishra : 4

1. @rk_kulkarni : 3
2. @hindu_tweeter : 3
3. @svelaga : 3
4. @pcrajendra : 3
5. @rinku3009 : 3

1. @indianomad : 2
2. @ashutoshkulkar1 : 2
3. @jenaanindya : 2
4. @apoorav_5 : 2
5. @jaya_888 : 2
6. @ankushraj29 : 2
7. @seshasivasailam : 2
8. @smartrudra : 2
9. @ihindutva : 2
10. @sriram_here : 2

1. @BalakrishnaKini : 1
2. @indianhindu16 : 1
3. @Sanjaypro : 1
4. @aaindian : 1
5. @swapnilparikh : 1
6. @ashokhajeri : 1
7. @pareshptl : 1
8. @VinayCKBP : 1
9. @gkamitabh : 1
10. @bnnaren : 1
11. @mysoremanjunath : 1
12. @pandurangpai40 : 1
13. @_Niranjan : 1
14. @ananddetroja : 1
15. @Dinuraghubansi : 1
16. @AmiSri :  1
17. @gunturmaverick : 1
18. @DAmunRa : 1
19. @inFernal_wRath_ : 1
20. @AmitK2K : 1
21. @kumarravish : 1
22. @swapnilparikh : 1
23. @surya_sarathi : 1
24. @mittaltushar : 1
25. @shurabh : 1
26. @adityaagnihotri : 1
27. @S_Mandalia : 1
28. @Rohananandbajpe : 1
29. @AnInternetHindu : 1
30. @shreebhat : 1
31. @ronakdesai88 :  1
32. @mrsnrao : 1
33. @LuteriCongress : 1
34. @lalitadvani : 1
35. @prashantwa : 1

Thanks for your participation. See you next Friday.

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