“Holy Cow” may be an Amercian 
expression, but In Hindu religion, animals are indeed considered sacred and many Hindu Gods are worshipped along with their mounts (vahanas) which were different animals!
Very often these animals symbolized and complemented the character of the deity and were given a prominent place in Hinduism.
Today we take a look at some of them and as always, let us know with your comments on how well you do and whether or not you liked the quiz. Suggestions are always welcome..
Quiz Stats: Grade: Easy, Par = 7
Last week’s quiz on “Mystic Rivers of India” seems to have drowned many of our smart readers and no one managed to swim through with a perfect 10! Congrats to Chitra & Dvani Devaraj who were the winners of our Quiz!
Note: The quiz has been re-presented in the new format on 8th May 2010. All Statistical info. is after this date..
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Namaskar Sowmyaji!
We scored 7/10. Dvani enjoyed the quiz. Interesting learning is going on great. Looking forward for the next set. Pranams
The quiz is well designed.
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refresh the knowledge from the memory bank.
You are doing a great service
for both the young and the old.
My compliments to the quiz master.
Ram Ram
( In the north and in some southern states of India this is the way people greet each other when they meet -instead of saying Good Morning, or even Namaste, )
The quiz on Animals used by various Gods was interesting.
I managed to get a first class (assuming it is for those over 60%) as I scored 6 out of 10, Lucky I think.
It puzzles me what are the possible explanations for the different GODS using the different vehicles. there has to be reasoning behind each one of them. It would be nice to know if some one can explain
The Lord Vigneshwara is said to be Mooshika Vaahana. The mooshika is all the time busy eating something or the other. if not food items, it atleast wants to scrap wood. It represents our sense organs which all the time are occupied with something or the other. The divinity is the only way the sense organs can be controlled. As our Suguji says in the satsangh, the Guru is the paper weight which can control our senses. Hari Om!
hi perriappa and perriamma im roopa .me and patti got 7\10.me and patti did it independently.
Well researched one- I got 6/10- i liked the questions on the vehicles of Agni, Varuna- Wondering why Agni picked the least agressive animal? Like Dumaneji, I am in thought about who picks/is bestowed with what , and why..
Thanks to the backend team for a great job!