Festivals
Nine Nights of celebration
What is Navarathiri?
Gothrams are names of
What are Rishis?
Two types of dharma (in sanskrit) we learnt about
what are Samanya dharma and Visesha Dharma?
The term Lingam signifies this God
who is Shiva?
Name the four Vedas
What are Rig, Yajur, Sama, Atharvana?
Celebrating the Sun God
What is Shankaranthi, Pongal, Baisaki?
Birth stars are based on
what are birth date and time?
Example of Samanya Dharma
What is Respect for all?
The feature that is typical of most South Indian Temples
Gopuram
Name the four yugas
What are Sathya, Tretha, Dwapara, Kali?
New year in Indian calendar is in this English month
What is April?
Indian homes typically do these rituals to celebrate milestone events
What is Homam/Puja?
Example of Visesha Dharma
What is wearing a Bhindhi?
The planets are represented in the temple by
What are Navagrahas?
Four of the seven kandas in Ramayana?
What are Bala, Ayodhya, Aranya, Kishkinda, Sundara, Yuddha, Uttara?
Celebrating lord krishna defeating Narakasura and lord Rama returning to Ayodhya
What is Deepaval?
Indian homes do these designs in their front yard to feed insects and birds
What is a kolam or rangoli?
Offering respects to our elders and parents is a visehsa dharma, it is called
what is Namaskaram?
The goddes Meenakshi of Houston temple is in this town in India
What is Madurai
Four sages in our Vedic Heritage
Who are Agasthya, Valmiki, Vasistha, Bharatha, Vyasa, Viswamithra?
Celebrating Narasimha Avathara and the destruction of Hiranyakashipu and his sister
What is Holi?
Indian homes typically pray to this holy plant
What is Tulasi?
the three gunas associated with food in indian culture
what are satvik, rajas and tamas?
Two temples representing the panchalinga ksetras
Chidambaram, thiruvannamalai, ekambareswarar, thiruvanaikaval,
Four rivers in India
What are Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswathi, Sarayu?