DharmaQuiz: women

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

@rajkarsewak : 1
@band318 : 1
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@rajubusa : 1
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@ksunjai : 1
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@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, March 27, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 126: 20-Mar-2012

Theme: Female Centric Hindu Festivals

Name the spiritual movement in meditation, involving lakhs of women, which calls itself daughters of the Creator - #DharmaQuiz 986. Ans: Brahma Kumaris. More here: http://www.bkwsu.org/whoweare/history.htm/
Name the Hindu cultural festival in Kerala,which has set the Guinness record for the largest gathering of women at 1 place! #DharmaQuiz 987 Ans: Pongala. More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongala
92 KM from a metro city in India, women of all backgrounds can worship Adi Parashakti at sanctum sanctorum. Name the metro. #DharmaQuiz 988. Ans: Chennai. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhiparasakthi_Siddhar_Peetam
Like Sabarimala, there's a mostly women pilgrimage with mala & "irumudi" for women. It's call Om "____". Fill the blanks. #DharmaQuiz 989. Ans: Om Shaki pilgrimage. More here: http://www.sakthiolhi.org/irumudi.htm and http://www.omsakthi.org/news/2001/011211.html
Name a famous festival in & around Bihar,where the chief worshiper is a woman & titled "Parvaitin". #DharmaQuiz 990. Ans: Chhath Puja. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhath

Top Scorers:

@sheefal : 5
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@kishor_narayan : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@bhaviknz : 5
@vijayasenthilk : 5
@Amaresh80 : 5
@rohitbhatta : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@neerajstpl : 5
@ramprakash74 : 5

Congrats to:

@DevNakshi : 4
@pvaidyaraj : 4

@chikchirp : 3
@TheArvindDhar : 3
@_Nithingowda : 3
@mamtan14 : 3
@surnell : 3
@vaidhiy4v : 3

@mayaadvaita : 2

@Dhanushm : 1
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@vipulgupta1976 : 1
@RhivasSeagull : 1
@TheDhananjayKr : 1
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@SantaSingh : 1
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I was told this was a tougher quiz, but was glad to see so many make it to the list above. There were more who attempted. Thanks to your interest!

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Folk dances and festivals for women of India

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 126: 20-Mar-2012

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