Indian Festivals
This festival celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna with midnight prayers and Dahi Handi.
What is Janmashtami?
This spinning disc weapon is wielded by Lord Vishnu.
What is Sudarshana Chakra?
This fish avatar saved Manu from a great flood.
Who is Matsya?
This Hindu scripture is a dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna on duty and righteousness.
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
This temple in Puri hosts the famous Rath Yatra festival.
What is the Jagannath Temple?
This spring festival of colors celebrates the victory of Prahlad over Holika.
What is Holi?
Lord Shiva carries this three-pronged spear.
What is Trishul?
The tortoise avatar that supported Mount Mandara during the churning of the ocean.
Who is Kurma?
This ancient epic recounts the Kurukshetra war and the story of the Pandavas.
What is the Mahabharata?
This temple city in Gujarat is associated with Lord Krishna’s kingdom.
What is Dwarka?
In Gujarat, this nine-night dance festival honors Goddess Durga with Garba and Dandiya.
What is Navratri?
Indra’s thunderbolt weapon is called this.
What is Vajra?
This boar avatar rescued the Earth goddess from the ocean.
Who is Varaha?
This epic narrates the life and exile of Lord Rama.
What is the Ramayana?
A Jyotirlinga temple located in Gujarat, known as the “First Jyotirlinga.”
What is Somnath Temple?
This festival celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters with the tying of a rakhi.
What is Rakshabandhan?
The bow broken by Rama during Sita’s swayamvar is called this.
What is Pinaka?
Half-man, half-lion avatar who destroyed the demon Hiranyakashipu
Who is Narasimha?
This oldest Veda contains hymns dedicated to gods like Agni and Indra.
What is the Rigveda?
This Himalayan temple dedicated to Shiva is part of the Char Dham and requires trekking.
What is Kedarnath?
Held every 12 years at four river sites, this mass pilgrimage is the largest religious gathering on Earth.
What is Kumbh Mela?
Arjuna wielded this divine bow given by the god of fire.
What is Gandiva?
This 8th avatar taught the Bhagavad Gita and ended the Dvapara Yuga.
Who is Krishna?
Philosophical texts that explore the nature of reality and the self.
What are the Upanishads?
Located in Tamil Nadu, this temple has the world’s longest corridor and is linked to Lord Rama.
What is Rameswaram?