Friday, December 17, 2010

DharmaQuiz Session 35: 17-Dec-2010

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Session 35: Dec 17, 2010
Theme: Pilgrimages
  1. Name the world's most visited religious place, which happens to attract 50,000 to 1,00,00 people a day, throughout the year. #DharmaQuiz 426 Ans: Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Tirumala on top of the hill holds the main Venkateshwara or Balaji temple.
  2. Name the world's largest annual pilgrimage with an estimated 45 to 50 million devotees visiting every year #DharmaQuiz 427 Ans: Sabarimala Aiyyappa pilgrimage at Kerala
  3. In South India, Tirupati sees the most 1st head shave or Chudakarana/Mundan of a babies. Name its N. Indian equivalent spot. #DharmaQuiz 428 Ans: Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
  4. Name the temple that has the world’s largest free vegetarian eatery. 80,000 meals during week days & 1,60,000 on weekends! #DharmaQuiz 429 Ans: Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab.
  5. In pilgrimages,  Hindus often shave their head as hair (vanity). This symbolically surrenders which characteristic of a human? #DharmaQuiz 430 Ans: Ahankara/ Ego
  6. Name the most commonly used 2 word Sanskrit phrase to describe a religious pilgrimage. #DharmaQuiz 431 Ans: Teertha Yatra
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  • @clumsycoder    : 4
  • @nharipra    : 3
  • @PRanam1    : 3
  • @mrshilpa1987    : 3
  • @SivaChandan     : 3
  • @AmareshRath    : 2
  • @Jattaville    : 2
  • @rohitbhatta    : 2
  • @vinodweb    : 2
  • @GirishLN    : 2
  • @abhi_dave    : 2
  • @nondescriptguy    : 2
  • @pinkylama    : 2
  • @aakash_sd     : 1
  • @itsmesuresh    : 1
  • @GirishLN    : 1
  • @balajisanjeev    : 1
  • @i_have_life    : 1
  • @NR_Tatvamasi   : 1
  • @sanjeevirao    : 1
  • @centerofright    : 1
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  • @gootypp    : 1
  • @ranganaathan    : 1
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