Temples of Odisha Quiz

The Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra is grand. So are the temples of Odisha. Between the 3rd cent BCE to 15th cent CE, the land became home to some great temples. On Rath Yatra, let us celebrate the temples of Odisha. Our main source is Vidya Dehejia’s ‘Early Stone Temples of Orissa’.

Adhyatma Ramayana – An Introduction

Introduction to the daily Karkidaka Masam quiz series on Adhyatma Ramayana. Lucky participants will receive copies of “Ramayana in 30 days” by Dr Sukumar Canada, an english translation of Ezhuthachan’s “Ramayanam Kilippattu.”

Varuna, the Water Deity Quiz

Rains have arrived. In Vedic Literature, Indra brought rain and Varuna was the deity of water. In this quiz, let us explore the Great Deity Varuna. Our source is Dr Usha Choudhari’s ‘Indra & Varuna in Indian Mythology.’

Asanas Quiz

Yoga is a philosophy, not just an exercise. It is one of the six traditional philosophies of India. Yoga is a spiritual discipline of bringing harmony between mind and body. However, Yoga is popularly seen as only ‘asanas’ or postures. This is an important, but not the only part of Yoga. On Yoga Day, let us explore the world of asanas more closely.

Indian Summer Quiz

Traditional architecture fought the summer heat through nature. Recall the passive cooling systems in traditional architecture through this quiz.

Poets of India Quiz

Today, 9th May, is Tagore Jayanti. Indian poets shaped our devotion, social reform and freedom movement. This quiz takes you through 12 poets of India, post 10th century.

Sacred Forms of the Hindu Divine

“Today, 30th April is Narasimha Jayanti.
In the Narasimha Avatar, Vishnu manifests in a half lion half human form. This is the last of the four Dashavataras where Vishnu takes the form of an animal.
Animals are sacred in Hinduism in many ways. Our deities are in animal form like Ganapati or Hanumanji. Our avataras are in animal forms. Many animals are sacred vahanas of our deities. Many animals are also worshipped as divinities. This quiz covers 12 sacred animals in Hinduism.
The quiz is based on a wonderfully detailed book by Nanditha Krishna, “Sacred Animals of India.”

The Kerala mural painting is by Vishnu Vikraman. “

The Big Hindu Library

Today, 21 April 2026, is Sankara Jayanti. Sankaracharya gave us an enormous library. He provided commentaries, original philosophy and innumerable stotras.
His work in itself is a library within the great library of ancient texts. As Swami Chinmayananda said, Every religion has one Holy Book, in Hinduism I say, Welcome to My Library.
In this quiz, we take you through 12 of the essential texts of Hinduism. Just a drop in the ocean.
The quiz is based on two beautiful books, The Essential Sanatana Dharma by Shatavadani R. Ganesh, translation by Hari Ravikumar and Why Are We Like This Only, A Guide to Hindu Shastras by Ami Ganatra.

The magic of Ramayana

Valmiki’s Adikavya (first poem) is the earliest Ramkatha. It is much loved, with many retellings for many purposes, dance, drama and education. On Rama Navami, let’s explore the many Ramkathas in Sanskrit & Prakrit literary works. We use two great scholars as our sources – Dr V Raghavan & Dr Camille Bulcke.

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