Hindu Festivals
This festival is a 9 day honoring of Shakti.
What is Navratri?
What is moksha?
The full name of Diwali.
What is deepavali?
Another name for Parvati
Who is Sati, Adi Parashakti, Shakti, etc?
The Hindu region of Indonesia
What is Bali?
The famous Harvest Festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in January.
What is Pongal?
The four Vedas.
What are the Rig, Sama, Yajur, Athaarva Veda?
The son of Mohini and Shiva
Who is Ayappa?
What is the name of the demon who kidnapped Sita?
Who is Ravana?
What is Ayodhya?
The Bengali festival that honors a form of Shakti in the month of Ashvina
What is Durga Puja?
The three margas, or paths, outlined in the Bhagavad Gita
What are Karma, Bhakti, Jnana?
The name of Vishnu’s vahana (steed)
Who is Garuda?
Another name for Shiva.
Who is Nataraja, etc.?
Kingdom of the birthplace of Krishna.
What is Mathura?
This festival is about honoring our spiritual teachers.
What is Guru Purnima?
The infinite cycle of birth and death.
What is samsara?
One of the official missions of HSC.
What are:
a) Providing opportunities to learn about Hindu heritage and culture
b) Fostering awareness of issues affecting Hindus
c) Providing Seva (service) to the community
Another name for Karthikeya
What is Skanda, etc?
The location of the first Hindu Temple in America
Where is New York?
The festival that marks the pushing of the demon king Mahabali under the earth.
What is Onam?
Nara janma duralabam, or ___________________.
The maidservant who influenced Queen Kaikeyi to send Rama to exile
Who is Manthara?
The name of one of Brahma's sons.
Who are Manu, Four Kumaras, Narada, Daksha, Marichi, Atri, Pulastya, Vashishtha?
The one who drinks water from this lake will go to the abode of Shiva after death.
What is Lake Manasarovar?