Ramayana
This was the name of Rama’s younger brother who accompanied him into exile.
Who is Lakshmana?
This was the kingdom ruled by the Pandavas after the Kurukshetra war.
What is Hastinapura?
These are the four Vedas, the foundational sacred texts of Sanatan Dharma.
What are Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda?
This goddess is traditionally worshipped during the main night of Diwali.
Who is Goddess Lakshmi?
This Canadian province has the largest population.
What is Ontario?
This bird tried to rescue Sita from Ravana and was mortally wounded.
Who is Jatayu?
This was the name of Arjuna’s divine bow.
What is Gandiva?
This Sanskrit term describes liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth.
What is Moksha?
This is the Hindu lunar month in which Diwali generally falls.
What is Kartika?
This is the only Canadian province that is officially bilingual at the provincial level.
What is New Brunswick?
This rakshasa disguised himself as a golden deer to lure Rama away from Sita.
Who is Maricha?
This warrior was the son of Dronacharya and survived the Kurukshetra war.
Who is Ashwatthama?
This philosophical school is traditionally associated with the sage Patanjali and the Yoga Sutras.
What is Yoga Darshana?
In the Jain tradition, Diwali marks the liberation of this 24th Tirthankara.
Who is Lord Mahavira?
This Canadian territory is home to the capital city of Iqaluit.
What is Nunavut?
This was the name of the bridge built by Rama’s army to reach Lanka.
What is Rama Setu?
This king was the father of Shakuntala and grandfather of Bharata.
Who is Vishwamitra?
These are the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy.
What are Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa and Vedanta?
In the Sikh tradition, Diwali coincides with the celebration of the release of this Guru from imprisonment at Gwalior Fort.
Who is Guru Hargobind?
This 1885 railway connected eastern Canada to the Pacific coast and played a major role in Canadian Confederation’s expansion.
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway?
This was the name of the mountain associated with Hanuman’s encounter with the dying vulture Sampati.
What is Mount Mahendra?
This was the name of the sacrifice performed by Yudhishthira to establish his imperial sovereignty.
What is the Rajasuya Yajna?
This Upanishad contains the famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama about death and the nature of the Self.
What is the Katha Upanishad?
This ancient Sanskrit text, attributed to Vatsyayana, mentions Yaksha worship around the festival period associated with early Diwali traditions.
What is the Kamasutra?
This agreement, signed in 1763, transferred New France to British control following the Seven Years’ War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?