Festivals & Diwali
Avatars
Bhagwat Gita
Yagnas & Marriage
Satsang Knowledge/BBT
100
What is the festival of color? (celebrated in March)
Holi/Fuldol
100
What is an avatar?
An avatãr is an incarnation of Vishnu Bhagwan.
100
Who did the presentation?
Tejasbhai
100
What does the word "yagna" come from? (sanskrit root)
The word yagna is derived from the Sanskrit root yaj, meaning to give (dãn), to unify (sangatikaran) and to perform Devapujã.
100
What is Bapa's favorite sport?
Cricket
200
Why do we celebrate festivals?
To maintain our dharma and bhakti, To learn and infuse our culture into our lives, To bring families together, To create pure memories of our guru, Satsang, and devotees, To follow Shriji Maharaj and Pramukh Swãmi’s ãgnã, To help us get close to moksha and Akshardham.
200
How many avatars are there? (give both numbers are some Hindus disagree)
10 and 24.
200
Who are the 2 main people in the Bhagwat Gita?
Arjun and Krishna.
200
How many feras are there?
7
200
Who won the basketball tournament last year? (both divisions)
Perry (HS) and Birmingham (college)
300
What are the 4 days of Diwali?
Dhan teras, Kali Chaudas, Diwali, New Year's Day
300
What is the significance of knowing the different avatãrs?
Looking at Shriji Maharaj in the context of the other avatãrs helps understand Shriji Maharaj’s greatness that much better from understanding the greatness of the individual avatãrs.
300
What are the similarities between the Bhagvad Gita and the Vachanamrut?
They both are timeless and have universal truths. They both have the similar basic concepts pertaining to the jiva and the cycle of sansar.
300
What did Maharaj eradicate (pertaining to yagnas) when he came to this world?
Ended violent yagnas and animal sacrifices.
300
When did Charlotte last host BBT?
2010
400
What is the festival of kites in Gujarati?
Uttrayan
400
Name 4 of the 10 main avatars.
Answers may vary.
400
Who wrote the Bhagwat Gita?
Ved Vyas
400
Which god and goddess should the husband and wife seen as?
During the wedding, the husband and wife to be should be thought of as Laxmi and Narayan.
400
When did Charlotte last win the Yogi Cup?
2003
500
Name 10 sweets in the Grand Annakut.
Answers may vary.
500
Name the avatar that was half man, half lion.
Narsihn
500
Why do you think there was a need for the Vachnamrut?
The Vachnamrut is the quintessence of all the scriptures, so it incorporates everything into one book, including the Vedas, Bhagvad Gita, and other scriptures. Also, there are some aspects of the Bhagvad Gita that Maharaj defined and clarified.
500
What are the main yagnas?
Vishwa Shanti Yagna, Maha Rudra Yagna, brahma yagna (for knowledge), pitru yagna (for our parents and ancestors), deva yagna (for order in life and the world, bhuta yagna (for all life forms), manushya yagna (for the sake of mankind).
500
In 1994, where did Bapa hurt his shoulder playing basketball?
The Poconos
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