Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Theme: Krishna in Bhagavad Gita's 10th Chapter

#DharmaQuiz Session 346: 27-Oct-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2116: In Gita, Krishna says that he's Gayatri among Chandas (meter).
Can you name any other Vedic Chandas that has 8 syllables? Ans: Anushtup is one example. 

#DharmaQuiz 2117: In Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna hints that among 4 Vedas, he's the most "melodious". Which one? Ans: Sama Veda.

#DharmaQuiz 2118: In Bhagavad Gita, Krishna Bhagawan says - I am ____ among 11 Rudras.
Fill the blank. Which Rudra? Ans: Shiva.
DQ 2118: pic: Blogspot
#DharmaQuiz 2119: In Bhagavad Gita, to which warrior-chief does Lord Krishna compare himself?
"Senaninam aham ______" Ans: Skanda or Subrahmanya.

#DharmaQuiz 2120: In Gita, Shri Krishna compares himself to which mighty mountain, among the world's mountains. Ans: Himalaya.

Scores for session 346 could not be complied on time. Next time!

Friday, October 9, 2015

Hindu temples of North East India

#DharmaQuiz Session 345: 09-Oct-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2111: The famous Kamakhya temple of Guwahati, Asom, is over which hill? Ans: Nilachal.

#DharmaQuiz 2112: The famous Basistha temple outside Guwahati, is in which forest reserve, famous for elephants? Ans: Garbhanga reserve forest.

DQ 2112: Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2113: There's a Maha Bhairab temple from Mahabharata times in the North East of India with ~5 ft tall Linga. Where? Ans: Tezpur, Asom. 
DQ 2113. Pic: holymahabhairab.in
DQ 2113, pic 2. Pic from Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2114: This Shiva temple in Brahmaputra, on the smallest inhabited riverine island in the world. Name it. Ans: Umananda temple. 
DQ 2114. Pic 1 (from holidify)
DQ 2114: Pic 2 (from ignca.nic.in)
#DharmaQuiz 2115: One North East Indian state is named after this Devi temple. Which state? Ans: Tripura, named after Tripura Sundari temple of Udaipur.

DQ 2115. Pic: Wiki
Scores for session 345:
  1. @karthikjana : 5
  2. @Appu_Chikku : 5
  1. ‏@mamtan14 : 4
  1. @VkPriyanka : 2
  1. @bulletguru : 1
  2. @alok_bhatt : 1
  3. ‏@sujata_subhasis : 1
  4. @Winnie11Pooh : 1
  5. ‏@Sanjay2Agarwal : 1
  6. @AjoyChatterjee : 1
  7. @sndoreswamy : 1
  8. @dharmikumar : 1
  9. @HalderSitavra : 1
  10. @adiscover : 1
  11. @gaonliya_aapa : 1
  12. @Sandeepkhaitan : 1
  13. @ratlamisev : 1
  14. @bibekdebroy : 1
  15. @Richanjgd : 1
  16. @RAMESH4184 : 1
  17. ‏@keshavaram : 1
  18. @sidsen77 : 1
  19. @Myselfkp : 1
Try to visit these magnificent temples in the North East!