Shiva
I sit on Shiva’s head and symbolize calmness and time.
What is the moon?
Durga rides this animal to symbolize ego?
What is a tiger?
Lakshmi is the goddess of this.
What is wealth and prosperity?
Ganesha is known as the remover of these.
What are obstacles?
Hindu scriptures often mention this number of Gods, how many Gods we have?
One God, many forms
Shiva’s third eye symbolizes this special ability.
What is wisdom or knowledge?
Durga defeated this buffalo demon.
Who is Mahishasura?
Lakshmi stands/sits on this flower symbolizing purity.
What is the lotus?
Ganesha’s big ears teach us to do this.
What is listen carefully?
Worship is call this in Sanskrit.
What is Puja?
Shiva carries this drum that represents the rhythm of creation.
What is the damaru?
Durga teaches us by killing Mahishasura.
What is destruction of tomoguna or Laziness?
Through Goddess Lakshmi we can learn of this number of virtues of wealth.
What are six?
Ganesha rides this tiny animal, it represents this.
What is Obedient Mind?
Shiva in this form is often called the Adi Guru (first teacher) and taught yoga and wisdom
Who is Dakshinamurthy?
Shiva’s snake teaches us to control this.
What are fears?
Durga teaches us to fight this inner enemy.
What are negativity or evil tendencies?
This festival is strongly connected with Lakshmi worship.
What is Diwali?
Ganesha wrote this great epic as Vyasa dictated it.
What is the Mahabharata?
Hinduism has four Vedas, the oldest sacred scriptures. Name any two Vedas.
What are the Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, or Atharva Veda?
This river flows from Shiva’s hair.
What is the Ganga River?
This festival celebrates Durga’s victory over evil.
What is Navaratri or Durga Puja?
Lakshmi teaches us that true wealth is more than money, can you name two virtues.
Calmness of mind (sama)
Self-control (dama)
Self-withdrawal (uparati)
Faith (sraddha)
Single pointedness (Samadhana)
Name any two of Ganesha’s four hands symbolizes.
What are:
Axe: cut attachments
Rope: Draws us closer to Him
Modaka: Rewards His devotees
Blessing: Blesses and protect
Vishnu holds four objects. Name any two.
What are the
conch (shankha)- call to a life of Noble values,
mace (gada)-Warning give by the Lord, ,
discus (chakra)-Destroys the Ego
lotus (padma) - Reward of Self-Knowledge?