Hindu Festivals
Hindu Scriptures/Beliefs
Potpourri
What’s in a Name?
Sacred Places
100

This festival is a 9 day honoring of Shakti.

What is Navratri?

100
The four human pursuits, Artha, Kama, Dharma, and ________.

What is moksha?

100

The full name of Diwali.

What is deepavali?

100

Another name for Parvati

Who is Sati, Adi Parashakti, Shakti, etc?

100

The Hindu region of Indonesia

What is Bali?

200

The famous Harvest Festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in January.

What is Pongal?

200

The four Vedas.

What are the Rig, Sama, Yajur, Athaarva Veda?

200

The son of Mohini and Shiva

Who is Ayappa?

200

What is the name of the demon who kidnapped Sita?

Who is Ravana?

200
The birthplace of Rama.

What is Ayodhya?

300

The Bengali festival that honors a form of Shakti in the month of Ashvina

What is Durga Puja?

300

The three margas, or paths, outlined in the Bhagavad Gita

What are Karma, Bhakti, Jnana?

300

The name of Vishnu’s vahana (steed)

Who is Garuda?

300

Another name for Shiva.

Who is Nataraja, etc.?


300

Kingdom of the birthplace of Krishna.

What is Mathura?

400

This festival is about honoring our spiritual teachers.

What is Guru Purnima?

400

The infinite cycle of birth and death.

What is samsara?

400

One of the official missions of HSC.


What are:

a)    Providing opportunities to learn about Hindu heritage and culture

b)    Fostering awareness of issues affecting Hindus

c)    Providing Seva (service) to the community

400

Another name for Karthikeya

What is Skanda, etc?

400

The location of the first Hindu Temple in America 


Where is New York?

500

The festival that marks the pushing of the demon king Mahabali under the earth.

What is Onam?

500

Nara janma duralabam, or ___________________.

The human birth is extremely lucky and difficult to obtain.
500

The maidservant who influenced Queen Kaikeyi to send Rama to exile


Who is Manthara?


500

The name of one of Brahma's sons.

Who are Manu, Four Kumaras, Narada, Daksha, Marichi, Atri, Pulastya, Vashishtha?

500

The one who drinks water from this lake will go to the abode of Shiva after death.

What is Lake Manasarovar?