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1.Ugadi is the New Year's celebrated by which set of people in India?
a. Kannadigas
b. Tamilians
c. Bengalis
d. Telugu Vaaru
2. Who is the main deity of the Tirupati Temple?
a. Lord Venkateshwara
b. Lord Shiva
c. Lord Vishnu
d. Lord Krishna
3. In which temple town is the Akasa Ganga located?
a. Puri
b. Haridwar
c. Tirupati
d. Kanchipuram
4. Which divine institution was established by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada?
a. Jyotirlingas
b. ISKCON
c. Tirumala Tirupati
d. Birla Temple
5. How many Jyotirlingas are there in India?
a. Twelve
b. Ten
c. Eight
d. Fourteen
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Answers
1.Ugadi is the New Year's celebrated by which set of people in India?
a. Kannadigas
b. Tamilians
c. Bengalis
d. Telugu Vaaru
Did You Know?
The term Ugadi is derived from the Sanskrit words Yuga (age) and Adi (beginning), which means the beginning of a new age.
Read more about it in this link.
2. Who is the main deity of the Tirupati Temple?
a. Lord Venkateshwara
b. Lord Shiva
c. Lord Vishnu
d. Lord Krishna
Did You Know?
Tirupati, located in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, has the Tirupati Devasthanams, whose main deity is Lord Venkateshwara, the 'Kaliyuga' deity.
Read more about it in this link.
3. In which temple town is the Akasa Ganga located?
a. Puri
b. Haridwar
c. Tirupati
d. Kanchipuram
Did You Know?
The Akasa Ganga in Tirupati is said to flow from the feet of Lord Venkateshwara.
Read more about it in this link.
4. Which divine institution was established by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada?
a. Jyotirlingas
b. ISKCON
c. Tirumala Tirupati
d. Birla Temple
Did You Know?
ISKCON stands for International Society for Krishna Consciousness. It was started by Swami Prabhupada to increase awareness about Bhagavad Gita and the Vedas.
Read more about it in this link.
5. How many Jyotirlingas are there in India?
a. Twelve
b. Ten
c. Eight
d. Fourteen
Did You Know?
When Lord Brahma and Vishnu went on a war with each other to prove their supremacy, Lord Shiva appeared as a huge pillar of light and asked them to find both the ends of the light. This light came to be known as the Jyotirlingas.
Read more about it in this link.
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