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1. The name of which temple in Kanchipuram refers to Goddess Saraswati and Lakshmi forming the two eyes of Goddess Parvati?
a. Kailasanatha Temple
b. Varadaraja Temple
c. Sri Kamakshi Temple
d. Thiruporur Temple
2. The weavers of the Kanchipuram Silk Sarees are believed to be the descendants of ______________, the heavenly weaver of Gods.
a. Varaha
b. Markandeya
c. Narada
d. Karthikeya
3. Which temple in Tirupati gets its name because it is believed that the temple was maintained by a spider, a snake, and an elephant?
a. Sri Kalahasthi Temple
b. Govindaraja Swamy Temple
c. Padmavati Temple
d. Chandragiri Temple
4. In Mahabharatha, who was the charioteer of Arjun during the Kurukshetra War?
a. Balram
b. Bhisma
c. Karna
d. Krishna
5. Which of these is the birthplace of Lord Krishna?
a. Mathura
b. Vrindhavan
c. Agra
d. Hastinapur
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Answers
1. The name of which temple in Kanchipuram refers to Goddess Saraswati and Lakshmi forming the two eyes of Goddess Parvati?
a. Kailasanatha Temple
b. Varadaraja Temple
c. Sri Kamakshi Temple
d. Thiruporur Temple
Did You Know?
The name 'Ka' refers to Saraswathi, 'Ma' refers to Lakshmi, and Akshi refers to the eyes.
Read more about it in this link.
2. The weavers of the Kanchipuram Silk Sarees are believed to be the descendants of ______________, the heavenly weaver of Gods.
a. Varaha
b. Markandeya
c. Narada
d. Karthikeya
Did You Know?
The Kanchipuram Silk Sarees has a Geographical Indication tag and is made using fine yarns of silk.
Read more about it in this link.
3. Which temple in Tirupati gets its name because it is believed that the temple was maintained by a spider, a snake, and an elephant?
a. Sri Kalahasthi Temple
b. Govindaraja Swamy Temple
c. Padmavati Temple
d. Chandragiri Temple
Did You Know?
It is believed that the shiva here was worshipped by a spider (Sri), a snake placed a gem on the deity (Kala), and an elephant (Hasthi) washed the linga.
Read more about it in this link.
4. In Mahabharatha, who was the charioteer of Arjun during the Kurukshetra War?
a. Balram
b. Bhisma
c. Karna
d. Krishna
Did You Know?
Before the Kurukshetra War began, Krishna offered either himself as a charioteer or the Narayana Sena to Duryodhan and Arjun. Arjun chose Lord Krishna as his charioteer. While Duryodhan thought Arjun was foolish to let go of the strength of Narayana Sena, he didn't realize that the spiritual and mental power was with Lord Krishna.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Which of these is the birthplace of Lord Krishna?
a. Mathura
b. Vrindhavan
c. Agra
d. Hastinapur
Did You Know?
Mathura is one of the seven sacred cities also called 'Sapta Mahapuris'. It is known for its school of sculpture called the 'Mathura School of Art'.
Read more about it in this link.
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