Lord Ganesha
Who are the parents and sibling of Lord Ganesha?
Mom - Devi Parvathi
Father - Lord Shiva
Brother - Lord Karthikeya
What is Lord Muruga's vahana?
A peacock!
Who is Devi Parvathi's husband and children?
Husband - Lord Shiva
Children - Ganesha and Karthikeya
What is the shloka we say at the beginning of class each week?
Oṁ Saha nāvavatu
saha nau bhunaktu
Saha vīryam karavāvahai
Tejasvi nāvadhītamastu
Mā vidviṣāvahai
Oṁ Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ
Who are the three Devis we pray to during Navrathri?
Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswathi
What animal is Lord Ganesha's vahana and what is his name?
Mouse - Mooshika
Who combined all 6 Baby Murugas into 1 child?
Devi Parvathi
What are 3 other names of Lord Shiva?
Mahadev, Tryambaka, Tripuranthaka, Mahakaleshvar, etc.
What is the closing prayer we recite each week?
Om poornamadah poornamidam
poornaat poornamudachyate
Poornasya poornamaadaaya
poornamevaavashishṣyate
Om Shanthi Shanthi Shanthihi
What does the word Navarathri mean?
9 nights
What are three other names of Lord Ganesha?
Ganapathi, Vinayaka, Lambodhara, Ekadanta, Vignaharta, Bappa, etc.
What weapon does Lord Muruga hold?
The vel or a spear.
What are three other names of Devi Parvathi?
Sathi, Durga, Uma, Gauri, Shakthi, etc.
Can you please recite any verse of the Guru Sthothram?
Answers may vary :)
What is the 10th day of Navarathri called?
Vijayadashmi or Dushera
Why does Lord Ganesha have a broken tusk?
When he was writing the Mahabharata for Sage Vyasa, he did not want to break his ambition of not stopping so when his pen broke, he broke his tusk and used it as a pen.
When Muruga was born, who were the 6 ladies that took care of 6 baby Murugas called?
Krithikaas
Name 4 things Lord Shiva wears/holds.
Trishul, Damaru, Tiger Skin, Snake, Their Eye, Moon, Rudraaksha Mala, etc.
Recite one shloka on a God of your choice (it can be anyone: Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, Devi, etc.)
Answers may vary :)
Who did Lord Rama kill during Dushera?
Ravana
When Lord Ganesha kept eating at Kubera's palace, what got him to stop eating?
How did the peacock become Lord Muruga's weapon?
When battling Surapadman, Surapadman was split into two parts - one became a flag with a rooster on it and the other became Lord Muruga's vahana, the peacock.
Who were Sathi's parents and who did Sathi want to marry?
Parents - Daksha and Prasuti
Husband - Lord Shiva
Name 2 Gurus who are a part of our Guru parampara?
Shiva, Vyaasa, Adi Shankaracharya, Tapovan Maharaj, Chinmaya Nanda, Tejomayananda, Swaroopananda
What was the demon Goddess Durga killed on the 10th day of Navarathri?
Mahishasura