General Hinduism
Which sacred SYMBOL represents the three states of consciousness: waking, dreaming, and deep sleep?
What is Om?
What we light on Diwali
What is a diya?
Which word is typically chanted during each offering into the fire?
What is "Swaha"?
Plays the Veena
Who is Saraswati Maa?
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
The 3 main deities of the Hindu Trimurti.
What is Brahma (creator), Vishnu (preserver), Shiva (destroyer) ?
The fuel that keeps diyas lit
What is ghee?
This is WHO offerings are made to during hawan.
Who is Agni Dev?
Who is considered both the destroyer and the lord of meditation and yoga?
Who is Shiva?
What has one head, one foot and four legs?
A table.
Which river is considered most sacred in Hinduism, believed to purify sins when one bathes in it?
What is Ganga?
This is the part of a house you would expect to find a rangoli (colorful designs made by powdered quarts, dried rice flour, flower petals, etc.)
a.) The living room b.) The bedroom
c.) The kitchen d.) The doorway
What is the doorway?
Name one traditional INGREDIENT, besides ghee, that is often offered into the Hawan fire.
What is: Wood, herbs, grains, or sesame seeds, prasad, etc.
The number of avatars Vishnu has.
What is 10?
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your Breath
In Hindu philosophy, what is the ultimate goal of life called, meaning liberation from the cycle of birth and death?
What is Moksha?
Name of the God of Riches
Who is Kuber?
When performing a Hawan, which direction should one traditionally face, and WHY?
What is: East, because it is the direction of the rising sun and symbolizes light, new beginnings, and spiritual energy.
The God of Gods.
Who is Indra Dev?
What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?
A map.
Morning Mantra (recite whole thing)
What is "Karagre Vaste Lakshmi..."?
This is the number of years Shri Raam and Sita Maa spent in exile before returning to Ayodhya.
What is 14 years?
According to Vedic texts, how does performing Hawan influence the environment and the mind?
What is "The smoke purifies the air, the fire creates positive energy, and the ritual calms the mind and elevates spiritual consciousness"
Remover of obstacles, has rat companion
Who is Lord Ganesh?
No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I?
A calendar