Shodashoupachara Pooja
Purusharthas
9th/10th graders relevant tastes/knowledge
100

Final Step of the Pooja

What is Pradakshina and Namaskara

100

Vishwamitra tests King Harishchandra on this purushartha by asking him to come up with a 1000 gold coins

What is the 'Dharma'?

100

Top music personalities

Taylor swift, Drake, Bad Bunny

200

Spreading incense /fragrant smoke throughout the altar

What is Dhoopa?

200

The story of the mango being passed between devious lovers around indicates the devious pursuit of this Purushartha

What is Kama

200

Top sports stars

Lebron James, Stephen curry, Caitlin Clark, Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe, Patrick Mahomes, 

300

The first step of the Pooja

What is Dhyana (meditating on the diety to be invoked/invited)?

300

Acharya Vishnugupta or Chanakya wrote exhaustively about this Purushartha which deals with finance and administration

What is Artha

300

Top movies popular among this generation

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Heartstopper Forever, Mean Girls series

400

The step of the pooja associated with sight

What is Deepa or Deepam (showing the lighted lapm)?

400

The last purushartha that allows one to seek liberation from life itself

What is Moksha

400

Top historical figures popular among American teams

Lincoln, Washington, Dr. King,  

500

Which step is associated with 'touch'

What is Gandham (applying sandalwood paste) followed by Haldi/Kumkum?

500

The title of the youtube web series videos we watch at Chinmaya classes from 9th - 12th grade 

What is the Upanishad Ganga series

500

All the people on US Dollar bills


  • $1 bill: George Washington (1st U.S. President)
  • $2 bill: Thomas Jefferson (3rd U.S. President)
  • $5 bill: Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. President)
  • $10 bill: Alexander Hamilton (1st Treasury Secretary)
  • $20 bill: Andrew Jackson (7th U.S. President)
  • $50 bill: Ulysses S. Grant (18th U.S. President)
  • $100 bill: Benjamin Franklin (Founding Father and Inventor