Diwali
Families decorate their homes with these tiny oil lamps to celebrate the Festival of Lights.
What are diyas?
This holy river is the most visited pilgrimage site, where millions take a dip to wash away sins.
What is the Ganga (Ganges)?
This festival marks the birth of Lord Krishna and is celebrated with midnight prayers and Dahi Handi.
What is Janmashtami?
This Swadhyayi founder emphasized selfless service, meditation, and spreading the Hindu holy spiritual Geeta teachings worldwide.
Who is Pandurang Shastri Athavale?
This person is the current president of G3S.
Who is Mukund Vyas?
During Diwali, many people create colorful floor art designs called this.
What is rangoli?
This Himalayan lake near Mount Kailash is considered sacred by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains.
What is Lake Manasarovar?
Known as the “festival of colors,” this spring celebration involves throwing colored powders and water.
What is Holi?
Pushtimarg was founded by this great saint who spread devotion to Shri Krishna through seva (service).
Who is Vallabhacharya?
He was awarded G3S Volunteer of the Year 2024–25.
Who is Bharat Chasmawala?
This goddess of wealth and prosperity is especially worshipped on Diwali.
Who is Goddess Lakshmi?
This city in Gujarat is famous for the Jyotirlinga, one of Lord Shiva’s twelve sacred shrines.
What is Somnath?
This nine-day festival honors Goddess Durga and ends with Vijayadashami or Dussehra.
What is Navratri?
This practice is central to emphasising non-violence toward all living beings and honoring Lord Mahavira’s liberation (nirvana) with lights and prayers.
What is Jainism?
According to pioneer Navin Naik, G3S started under the umbrella of this organization.
What is GSS?
People celebrate Diwali by bursting these to light up the night sky.
What are fireworks?
Every 12 years, millions of Hindu pilgrims gather for this massive festival at the confluence of sacred rivers.
What is the Kumbh Mela?
On this harvest festival, celebrated in Punjab, people dance Bhangra and light bonfires.
What is Lohri?
This sampraday organizes grand Diwali fireworks and cultural shows every year at Akshardham temples worldwide.
And also celebrate Swaminarayan Jayanti and Ram Navami together in large gatherings.
What is the BAPS Swaminarayan Sampraday?
They invited all G3S members to their home in 2025.
Who are Shakuben and Kanubhai Patel?
In some parts of India, Diwali marks the return of this king to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile.
Who is Lord Rama?
The Char Dham pilgrimage includes Badrinath, Dwarka, Jagannath Puri, and this southern temple.
What is Rameswaram?
Celebrated in Gujarat and Maharashtra, this kite festival coincides with Makar Sankranti.
What is Uttarayan?
This sampraday organizes huge spiritual conventions like “World Hindu Congress” and “Dharma Sansad,” uniting Hindus worldwide.
What is the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) / Sant Sampraday?
This is the current number of yearly food contributing members in G3S.
What is 73-75?