Scriptures
What's the name of the holistic Indian system of medicine focusing on maintaining health and preventing disease by balancing the mind, body, and spirit?
Ayur Veda
What is the village Krishna grew up in?
Gokul / Nandgaon
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
What were the names of Ram ji and Sita ji's children?
Luv & Kush
What are the 4 Vedas?
Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda
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 Rigveda mentions the 4 types of Yuga's. Name them in order.
Satyuga, Tretayuga, Dvaparayuga, and Kaliyuga
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
Subhadra, Chitrangada and Ulupi
The Garuda Purana mentions the 10 avatars of Vishnu (Dashavatara). Name 5.
Name the 9 names of Parvati ji that are mentioned in Navratri specifically? (Name as many as you can.)
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)
Name Ram's brother's AND their matching spouses.
Ram & Sita
Bharat & Maandavi
Laxman & Urimila
Shatrugun & Shrutkirti
Say a verse from the Bhagvada Gita.
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥४-७॥
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥४-८॥
The verse in Roman script—
Yada yada hi dharmasya glanirbhavati bharata
Abhythanamadharmasya tadatmanam srijamyaham
Paritranaya sadhunang vinashay cha dushkritam
Dharmasangsthapanarthay sambhabami yuge yuge
The meaning of these two slokas is—[1]
Whenever there is decay of righteousness, O Bharata,
And there is exaltation of unrighteousness, then I Myself come forth ;
What is Agni Dev's wife's name?
Swaha
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 is Bhishma's original name?
Devrat