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What is the name of a hindu place of worship?
Temple
As per Indian tradition, what is considered as a 1st school of your life?
Home
What festival is known as the "festival of color"?
Holi
Who is the goddess of knowledge?
Sarasawathi mata
what is the name of the city where lord Rama was born?
Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh
what is the vahana/vehicle of Ganesha?
Mushika/mouse
Name the planets from closest to furthest from the sun?
M,V,E,M,J,S,U,N
What festival is celebrated with the lighting of lamps to honor Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya?
Deepaavali/Diwali
Which god is remembered before any pooja?
Ganesha
What is the name of the holy river that is considered sacred river?
Ganga
Which god is known for his strength and loyalty and is depicted as a monkey?
Hanuman
What is the name of the sacred Hindu text that contains a conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna?
Bhagavad Gita
which festival is celebrated for 10 days?
Dussehra or Dasara
What decoration does the wrathful goddess Kali wear about her neck?
Garland of Skull
The ancient vedic texts were written in which language?
Sanskrit
What animal did Lord Vishnu take the form of in his Varaha incarnation?
Boar (pig)
Ravana was the king of a place that was probably which present day country?
Srilanka
What does the festival of Raksha Bandhan celebrate?
The bond between siblings
Who is the god of destruction and transformation in Hinduism?
Shiva
Vedavyasa is considered to be the greatest writer in Indian history. What did he write?
Mahabharatha
What is the name of the sacred syllable often chanted in Hinduism to bring peace and spiritual power?
OM
Name the Trimurthi and what each of them stands for?
Brahma , Creator
Vishnu, Preserver/sustainer
Maheshwara, destroyer/transformer
What do Hindus traditionally offer during Pooja?
Flowers and Fruits
Vishnu rests on a serpent. What is the name of the serpent?
Ananta Shesha
what is the name of the two Indian epics?
Ramayana and Mahabharatha