Scriptures
What are the 4 Vedas?
Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda
What is Yama's twin sister's name?
Yami/Yamuna
How many months are there Hindu Calendar?
- 12 regular months
- Occasionally a 13th month (Adhik Maas)
In which festival and state do Hindu's offer meat to the deities?
Navratri, Kali/Durga Puja in Bengal/Some parts of Assam
Subhadra, Chitrangada and Ulupi
The Rigveda mentions the 4 types of Yuga's. Name them in order.
Satyuga, Tretayuga, Dvaparayuga, and Kaliyuga
What is Shiv ji and Parvati ji daughter's name?
Ashok Sundari
What mandir celebrates women's menstruation?
The Kamakhya Temple
What state does Chhath Puja belong?
Bihar
What was Duryodhan's sister's name?
Dushala
The Garuda Purana mentions the 10 avatars of Vishnu (Dashavatara). Name them all.
How many heads does Kartikeya/Murugan have and why?
Kartikeya has six heads because his divine mothers, the Krittikas, found and nursed six separate babies that emerged from Shiva and Parvati's divine energy; Parvati later merged them into one being.
The city of Lavapuri is known as what today?
Lahore
What state does the festival Yaosang belong to?
Manipur
What was Ram's elder sisters name?
Shanta
Recite a verse from the Bhagavad Gita.
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥४-७॥
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥४-८॥
Yada yada hi dharmasya glanirbhavati bharata
Abhythanamadharmasya tadatmanam srijamyaham
Paritranaya sadhunang vinashay cha dushkritam
Dharmasangsthapanarthay sambhabami yuge yuge
Name the 9 names of Parvati ji?
Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri, and Siddhidatri
There are a specific set of classical dances (which are rooted in Hindu Dharm) that India recognizes. Name how many are in the set, and name however many you can.
Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu), Kathak (Uttar Pradesh), Kathakali (Kerala), Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh), Manipuri (Manipur), Mohiniyattam (Kerala), Odissi (Odisha), Sattriya (Assam)
Which state's people celebrate Lath Mar Holi?
Uttar Pradesh (Barsana and Nandgaon)
What was the yangna called that Maharaj Dasharatha did to get his sons?
Putrakameshti yanga
The summary of all chapters of Gita is found in...
Chapters 2 & 18
Who was temporarily king of swarg?
What is the biggest mandir in the world?
Angkor Watt Cambodia
This ritual is practiced in Tamil Nadu which involves walking on fire.
Theemithi
What were the key people that saw Krishna's Vishwaroop in the Kaurava court when he came as a messenger of peace?
Bhishma, Dronacharya, Vidura, Dritarashtra