Navarathiri Quiz – Gitaafunline

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Ram
– September 25, 2009Posted in: Funline, Video

Navaratri, which literally means “nine nights” (“nav”= nine, “ratri”=night), are spent in the worship of Goddess Durga, the “mother goddess,” who embodies all the power of the universe. We bring you a quiz to test your knowledge on Navarathiri and Devi Mahatmayam … Thanks to Santosh Sundaresan who compiled this Quiz and made it possible for us to enjoy….navarathiri

Quiz Stats: Grade: Hard, Par = 6

The first person to comment with the highest score will be the winner! Results will be announced next week.

As always, we look forward to your comments on the quiz and how you fare on it. It is hearing from you all that keeps us going;)
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Which is the only University in the World to have patronized and allowed Durga Puja in its premises?





How many children did the Devi have?





Who is known as the brother of durga?





Name the deity from whom Mahisashura, the demon received the boon of immortality?





In order to seek the blessings of the Devi before starting his battle with Ravana, Lord Rama set out to collect 100 flowers of a particular kind. Which flower was it?





Rama was able to collect only 99 of those flowers and hence decided to offer something else instead as the 100th flower. What was it?





Name the chronological order in which the demons were killed by Durga? 1) Madhu,Kaidaba 2) Rakthabija 3) Shumba, Nishumba 4) Mahishasura





Who, also known as the Lord of engineering is said to be the supplier of weapons to Devi and other Gods?





In Devi Mahathmayam, a King approaches the Sadhu Medhas and laments about the loss of his kingdom. Name the king?





What, according to the Japanese, is the vehicle of Goddess Saraswathi also called as Benzaiten In Japan?








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