Friday, July 31, 2015

18th and 19th century Hindu Gurus

#DharmaQuiz Session 340: 31-Jul-2015

#GuruPurnima special:

#DharmaQuiz 2086: Name this famous Guru from 18th century Dilli, whose birth name was Ranjit Singh. Ans: Sant Charandas.
DQ 2086. Pic - wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2087: Name this 18th century Guru, born in Ayodhya. He adopted Vishishtadvaita & started Uddhav Sampraday. Ans: Ramanand Swami.

DQ 2087. Pic: Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2088: If you have read the famous Autobiography of Yogi, you would know this 19th century Guru. Name him.Ans: Mahavatar Babaji.

DQ 2088. Pic: Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2089: Name this 19th & 20th century Guru whose contribution to caste discrimination removal is legendary. Ans: Narayana Guru.

DQ 2089. Pic: Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2090: Name this 19th century Guru, who was termed as avatar of Sri Chaitanya. Ans: Vijay Krishna Gosvami.


Thanks for participating today!

Friday, July 24, 2015

Guru Mandala

#DharmaQuiz Session 339: 24-Jul-2015

All questions today are having answers in this Guru Mandala or collage of Gurus' picture.


 #DharmaQuiz 2081: Name the famous Guru from 17th century, who was born as Venkanna Bhatta, in today's Tamil Nadu region. Ans: Raghavendra Swami.

#DharmaQuiz 2082: Name the famous female Dharmic leader of 20th century, whose mother's name was Shyama Sundari Devi. Ans: Sharada Devi.

#DharmaQuiz 2083: Name the Rishi among Saptarshi' s (seven great sages), whose wife was Anusuya. Ans: Atri.

#DharmaQuiz 2084: Name the great Guru of 15 & 16th century CE, who was born in Asom & died in Poschim Bongo. Credited with Borgeet creation. Ans: Srimanta Sankar Deva.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2085: She was born in France. Came to India in 1914. Founded a famous ashram. Known as The Mother. Who? Ans: Mirra Alfassa. Founder of the Aurobindo Ashram. 

Scores for session 339:
Did not collect. Will do next time.


Friday, July 17, 2015

Pushkarams Across Major Indian Rivers

#DharmaQuiz Session 338: 17-Jul-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2076: Right now #GodavariPushkaralu is happening. Name one famous temple town along Godavari where this Pushkaram is celebrated. Ans: Bhadrachalam, TS, Rajahmundry, AP, Nashik, MH and many more.

#DharmaQuiz 2077: In 2017, the big Kaveri Pushkaram will happen. Name 1 temple town along Kaveri, where you can bathe & celebrate pushkaram. Ans: Trichy, TN, Talakaveri, KA, Srirangapatna, KA etc.

#DharmaQuiz 2078: The Omkareshwar temple on Narmada river would see a big Pushkar every 12 years. When's the next one? Ans: 2024
DQ 2078: Pic - Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2079: Last year, a famous Pushkaram happened in Uttarakhand, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Along which sacred river's banks? Ans: Yamuna.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2080: Among the Nava Grahas, which particular planet entering a rashi triggers Pushkarams along rivers? Ans: Guru or Jupiter. Check this for more info on which Rashi triggers pushkaram in which river. http://hindupad.com/next-pushkarams/

Scores for session 338:
  1. @praveenbp21aug : 3
  2. @AmatyaKautilya : 2
  3. ‏@shivaparv : 2
  1. @SanjayKV16 : 1
  2. @ramu_nalamati : 1
  3. @sambharadwaja : 1
  4. ‏@PTSwami : 1
  5. @CHANDU7777777 : 1
  6. @Itz__Abhishek : 1
  7. @mrkotians : 1
  8. @crazydiode : 1
  9. @Sanjeevp02 : 1
  10. @viky_belathur : 1
  11. @KishoreKeBol : 1
  12. ‏@Sunil_Reddy : 1
  13. @vamshitweet : 1
  14. @UKKishor : 1
  15. @Sanjeevp02 : 1
  16. @sudhirapai : 1
  17. @hemant22973 : 1
Congrats to all those who got into this list!

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Theme: Lord Brahma

DQ 2075. Pic from panoramio
#DharmaQuiz Session 337: 7-Jul-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2071: In which loka does Brahma live in? Ans: Satya Loka.

#DharmaQuiz 2072: Usually which bird is termed as Brahma's vehicle? Ans: Hamsa or Swan.

#DharmaQuiz 2073: Brahma is often associated with which Rig Vedic deity mentioned in the famous Nasadiya Sukta (creation hymn)? Ans: Prajapati.
#DharmaQuiz 2074: Lord Brahma is picturized over which flower? Ans: Lotus or Kamala.

#DharmaQuiz 2075: Which country's Government House has a prominent Brahma statue? Ans: Thailand. It is called Phra Phrom (Brahma in Thai) shrine. Bangkok Government Complex, Chaengwattana Road, Lak Si, Bangkok, Thailand.

Scores for session 337:
Did not score. Sorry.

Friday, July 3, 2015

Tamil Nadu Temples

#DharmaQuiz Session 336: 03-Jul-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2066: There are 3 prominent Ranganatha Swamy (Vishnu in sleeping pose) temples along Kaveri river. Which one is "Antya Ranga"? Ans: Srirangam, TN.

@benmoha informs: 

Aadi - Srirangapatna, Karnataka
Madhya - Shivana Samudra, Karnataka
Antya - Srirangam, Tamilnadu


#DharmaQuiz 2067: There are 5 ancient Shiva temples in south India, 1 for each pancha bhoota (basic element). Which one is for Jala / water? Ans: Tiruvaikaval or Jambukeshwara, TN.

#DharmaQuiz 2068: There's a famous Shani Temple in Thirunallar. 1000s take bath in this tank. In which state or UT? Ans: Puducherry.

DQ 2068. Image - Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2069: This ancient Shiva temple is in a temple town of TN.
The Linga is slightly tilted. Name temple. Ans: Adi Kumbeswarar. Kumbakonam.

DQ 2069. Image - Wiki
@NR_Tatvamasi says: Quite a few shiva in TN are tilted. unless that gopura is well known for them tough for anyone.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2070: Image from 1870s of a very famous "Dancing Shiva" temple in TN. Name it? Ans: Chidambaram.

DQ 2070. Image - Wiki

Scores for session 336:
  1. @Sricalifornia : 4
  2. @keshavaram : 4
  3. @BKottadamane : 4
  4. @sridhar_savitha : 4
  5. @ramkiprasad : 4
  6. @nandaakumar : 4
  1. @VG100000 : 3
  2. @pvaidyaraj : 3
  1. @ksrikantiyer : 2
  2. @benmoha : 2
  3. @mrsnrao : 2
  1. @SKK288999 : 1
  2. @strawsInTheWind : 1
  3. @kool_Mady : 1
  4. @rkthiyagarajan : 1
  5. @Sravan : 1
  6. @DrPannagDesai : 1
  7. @singh81arun : 1
  8. ‏@juyal_pravin : 1
  9. @pradeptk : 1
  10. @vsubbu48 : 1
  11. @thamzi_SH : 1
  12. @dsktweets : 1
  13. @_BeingSpiritual : 1
  14. ‏@UKKishor : 1
  15. @AvinashCKM : 1
  16. @tweeteringuise : 1
  17. @kikkeriv : 1
  18. @PaarthRudra : 1
  19. @seeniram : 1
  20. @TheTandav : 1
  21. @esgeeaar : 1

Have a great trip to these temples, at least once in your life time!