DharmaQuiz: temples

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

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:

@surnell : 5
@RakeshChouhan : 5

@TheArvindDhar : 4

@stormylook : 3
@bezubaan : 3
@DrShobha : 3

@rahulbagati : 2
@pradeepsingh83 : 2
@NaMo__Bhakt : 2
@chitrabharadwaj : 2
@mamtakejriwal75 : 2

@rathinikesh : 1
@shailu_CA : 1
‏@SameerTandon1 : 1
@sudhirapai : 1
@rgopalv : 1
@NilimaNilimas : 1
@jodhra63 : 1
@arunrush : 1
@pramodthap : 1
‏@ko_ji2000 : 1
‏@mrsnrao : 1
@devyanidilli : 1
@PoonamV_ : 1
@keshavaram : 1
@KakRajender : 1
‏@RRamgovind : 1
@TORUKH_MAKTO : 1
@anityakr : 1
@prasca : 1
@ganeshmahnar : 1
@sharnarthi90 : 1
@Krish9995 : 1
@AgentSaffron : 1
@KakRajender : 1
@Nationalistweet : 1

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

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 238: 22-Oct-2013

Theme: Hindu temples

1) Name the President of India who took part in the grand pratishtapana of Somnath temple's Jyotirlinga, after independence. #DharmaQuiz 1576. Ans: Babu Rajendra Prasad.

2) From the December month of which year, is keertana, pooja and darshan of Ram Lalla happening at Ram janmabhumi, Ayodhya? #DharmaQuiz 1577. Ans: 1949. The gates were opened in 1980s but the pooja was happening much before on a small scale.

3) You can get to this famous Shiva temple in Karnataka, after climbing 7 beautiful hills. Name temple. #DharmaQuiz 1578. Ans: Male Mahadeshwara temple.


DQ 1578; Image: thehindu.com

4) This is the birth place of one of the 7 most sacred rivers for Hindus. Name the place. #DharmaQuiz 1579. Ans: Talakaveri.

DQ 1579: Image: Facebook

5) {Final, Open till 10PM} Pic from Bhartiya temple, Michigan, USA. Which festival is being celebrated? #DharmaQuiz 1580. Ans: Karva Chauth.

DQ 1580: Image: staticflickr.com

Toppers for session 238:

@Manjunaath : 5
@GuruCharan99 : 4
@ashujoshi27 : 4
@dolby_mehul : 4
@KaushikRg : 4

Congrats to:

@talmukund : 3
@arunk3707 : 3

@Dilipmys : 2
@pai_rajesh : 2
@YashwantCharan : 2
@nareshdixit82 : 2
@V_R_R_K : 2

@SnookyBangalore : 1
@lodyaashi : 1
@n_dolli : 1
@sdpandya8 : 1
@skdeshpande : 1
@sushmitnath : 1
@pwnprm : 1
‏@ganeshmahnar : 1
@Ameysd : 1
@siddarthpaim : 1
@mrsnrao : 1
@kapilvyas : 1
‏@Janamejayan : 1
@Ammamymother : 1
@HawaSoniya : 1
@Mohandb : 1
@himanshucs28 : 1
@Del_Alpha : 1
@mishrakmanoj : 1
@neerajvakeel : 1
‏@pallavirajeev11 : 1
@Nithin_Kumar_ : 1
@mahanteshneel : 1
@vishal_jamuar : 1
@sanjeevirao : 1
@FatAngryBird : 1
@Susri1210 : 1
@biswajeetdash : 1
‏@sushmahari : 1
@beingNOMAD : 1
@nanditathhakur : 1
@AnupCommonMan : 1

See you next time.

Friday, February 24, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 121: 24-Feb-2012

Theme: Madhya Pradesh Temples

One 1500 year old major temple in Devgarh, Madhya Pradesh, survived the temple destruction period. Which is its main deity? #DharmaQuiz 959. Ans: Vishnu
Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar temple, that houses one of the 12 holiest Jyotir Lingas, is situated on which lake's side? #DharmaQuiz 960. Ans: Rudra Sagar Lake.
There is a unique Pashupatinath temple in Madhya Pradesh, where the Linga has 8 faces of Shiva on it. Which town is it in? #DharmaQuiz 961. Ans: Mandsaur.
Name the famous Jyotir Linga which is found in Madhya Pradesh, on the banks of Narmada river. #DharmaQuiz 962. Ans: Omkareshwar.
{Final, open till 11 PM} Name the World Heritage Site town in Madhya Pradesh, that is famous for eroticism in 25 Hindu & Jain temples. #DharmaQuiz 963. Ans: Khajuraho

Top Scorers:

@vijirak : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@neerajstpl : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@balakrshnanr : 5

Congrats to:

@hchaturv : 4
@iSumitRk : 4
@mamtan14 : 4
@kk_ahm : 3
@nvignesh93 : 3
@Rasraj : 2
@indori_vj : 2
@mayaadvaita : 2
@sundar113 : 1
@gchellappan : 1
@man0jsharma : 1
@hindu_tweeter : 1
@mayureshgaikwad : 1
@virendersj : 1
@ambuj_patel : 1
@_Aniket : 1
@ramu_gandhi : 1
@rucheesharma : 1
@mrkunalkedia : 1

Many thanks to all those who participated. Good luck with the next seession. Watch Twitter ( @kiranks ) every Tuesday and Friday afternoons.

Friday, September 2, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 82: 2-Aug-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 62 updates.

Session 82: August 2, 2011
Theme: Hindu temples

Where is the most famous Mookambika temple located? #DharmaQuiz 757. Ans: Kollur, Karnataka
There is a very famous Brahma temple, dedicated to the creator of the universe, in Rajasthan state. Which town? #DharmaQuiz 758. Ans: Pushkar
A famous sun temple in Gujarat is located on the banks of river Pushpavati. Which town is that in? #DharmaQuiz 759. Ans: Modhera
On the banks of Ganga, in W Bengal, considered as the headquarters of ISKCON. Name this birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. #DharmaQuiz 760. Ans: Mayapur
This famous Jain Parasnath temple is almost at 4500 feet above sea level. In which north Indian state is it in? #DharmaQuiz 761. Ans: Jharkhand (Shri Sammet Shikhar Teerth)
One of the holiest Hindu temples of North East India, Tripura Sundari (Kali or Matabari) temple, is located in which town? #DharmaQuiz 762 Ans: Udaipur
{Final, Open till 9 PM} A famous temple in Himachal Pradesh has a legend about Sati's eye falling there. Name the temple. #DharmaQuiz 763. Ans: Naina Devi temple

List of people who got one or more answers answers right:

@atulbadani
@mjrajput
@arunz
@BalajiSanjeev
@aks1010
@DrSatyaSaraswat
@AviTweets
@Amaresh80
@asraghunath
@manohar_sram
@sharathinindia
@suresh_kini
@ManikandSharma
@amsrjn
@skumarpadmanabh
@DevNakshi
@Darshankhatri
@indiantweeter
@jagdish
@vinukj
@IndianMuslim
@mayureshgaikwad
@digitonsamir
@Sshankara
@sanjaybafna
@miumesh
@AvinashCKM
@wavehit
@akyma1947
@AmiSri
@khaishk
@dibyabttb
@doubtinggaurav
@krishnarjun108
@vasantgoswami
@kunaldesai61
@idurgesh
@harikane_
@jaideepb
@Rohithns
@vijay_Behenji
@rshivaag
@kk_ahm
@VITESH_DESAI
@Mahi_66
@sunnju
@auldtimer
@internet_hindus

Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

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