Princeton
This is the building that are we currently in, home to the Office of Religious Life and serene places of worship for numerous traditions.
What is Murray Dodge?
Who is the aarti that we normally sing about?
Vishnu
In much the way that Bhairava is considered the fierce manifestation of Shiva, Kali is sometimes regarded as a more violent form of this goddess.
Who is Parvati?
In one of the (many) iconic scenes from the 2022 blockbuster RRR, A. Rama Raju finds himself weaponless in the forest before he stumbles across a shrine to this deity, from which he grabs a bow and arrows to fight against the colonial adversaries.
Who is Rama?
Sriram, Jairam, Jai Jairam... not only have the Hathwar brothers been longstanding members of PHS, but they also both won this nationally-televised competition, which a surprising number of PHS members have taken part in.
What is the Scripps National Spelling Bee?
Filled with music, dance, and good food, this open space is a place that both PHS and SAS can call home.
Where is Louis A. Simpson?
The mantra Aigiri Nandini, which is part of the longer Mahishasura Mardini stotram, is often recited on Dussehra in praise of this goddess.
Who is Durga?
When this God's third eye opens up, everything we know would turn to dust. Who am I?
Whos is Shiva?
Harrison Ford's whip-cracking protagonist finds himself at odds with a secret cult devoted to this Hindu figure in The Temple of Doom.
Who is Kali?
After Princeton's impressive run in basketball last year, PHS has adopted its own tradition of Mirch Madness, led mainly by this member who regularly invites folks to shoot some hoops.
Who is Ishan Javali?
Dosas, chutney, maggi, and beyond, the kitchen in this building is where some of PHS' longest-standing memories are.
Where is Dod Hall?
Fill this in:
Kayena vacha manasendriyairva
Budhyatmanava _________.
Kayena vacha manasendriyairva
Budhyatmanava Prakritasvabhavat
Heads up! Ganesha took yet another hit from an axe out of respect for his father's craftsmanship and lost a tusk when this avatar of Vishnu attacked him.
Who is Parashurama?
In a song from the film Student of the Year, Shanaya expresses her frustrations with her boyfriend Rohan's flirting with other girls, likening the situation to Krishna's playfulness with this group of consorts in Braj.
Who are the Gopis?
At our Navratri celebration, PHS has often struggled to get people to learn how to do garba until this fall, when this member quite literally stepped in to help teach the whole group (even creating a video tutorial!).
Who is Minal Patel?
During the harsh winters, my signature drink will cure you of almost anything. I'm a bit harsh, but to many am a treat worth the pain. Where am I?
Where is Small World?
The following mantra is in praise of this goddess:
Om Bhur Bhuvah Svaha
Tatsavitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat
Who is Maa Gayatri?
If the God of War video game franchise were ever brought to the world of Hinduism, we'd most likely expect Kratos to square off against this son of Shiva.
Who is Kartikeya / Skanda / Murugan?
In a 2010 film eponymous with this Hindu figure, Aishwarya Rai's character experiences Stockholm syndrome as she gradually develops an affection for her kidnapper.
Who is Ravana?
This member's first name is self-described as being similar to one —correction, two— buildings on campus; while he may be popular, the same cannot be said for either of them.
Who is Akash Kotian?
A place filled with serenity, here is where our one and only chaplain likes to lead meditation. Where am I?
Where is Prospect Garden?
What is the mahamrityunjay mantra?
Hint: it's the main mantra that we know for Lord Shiva
Om Trayambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanat Mrityurmokshi Amamrutat
This god's relentless pursuit of Shatarupa, his first creation, was considered so unholy that Shiva chopped off his fifth head and cursed him never to be worshipped.
Who is Brahma?
In the sequel to the film Oh My God, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar now plays an incarnation of Shiva and is regularly followed around by a bull who represents this mount.
Who is Nandi?
We all know that Srija started the fire, but the fire almost went out when this member accidentally dropped the puja thali during aarti at the first PHS meeting of the year.
Who is Arjun Jagjivan?