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by indophile Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:57 pm
Please google only if you must.
1. What is a “Tower of Silence?”
2. What is a “woven wind?”
3. What is the difference between the Hindu “hasta prkshaalana” and the Muslim “wudu/wuzu?”
4. Who said to who, “asti kashchit vaagvisheshah?”
5. What is the – (a) City of Dreams; (b) City of Love; and (c) City of Joy?
6. What is the name of the famous lake in Udaipur in Rajasthan?
7. Where is Sheesh-Mahal? What is it famous for?
8. In which city was a manuscript of Chanakya’s Arthashaastra found?
1. What is a “Tower of Silence?”
2. What is a “woven wind?”
3. What is the difference between the Hindu “hasta prkshaalana” and the Muslim “wudu/wuzu?”
4. Who said to who, “asti kashchit vaagvisheshah?”
5. What is the – (a) City of Dreams; (b) City of Love; and (c) City of Joy?
6. What is the name of the famous lake in Udaipur in Rajasthan?
7. Where is Sheesh-Mahal? What is it famous for?
8. In which city was a manuscript of Chanakya’s Arthashaastra found?
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Re: Trivia
by Seva Lamberdar Fri Sep 27, 2013 12:45 pm
Hand washing among Hindus versus hand and face etc. washing among Muslims before worship / prayer?indophile wrote: 3.[/font] What is the difference between the Hindu “hasta prkshaalana” and the Muslim “wudu/wuzu?”[/color]
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Re: Trivia
by Idéfix Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:30 pm
Parsi place of worship / disposal of the dead1. What is a “Tower of Silence?”
Kalidasa's wife to him.4. Who said to who, “asti kashchit vaagvisheshah?”
c is Kolkata. b is Venice?5. What is the – (a) City of Dreams; (b) City of Love; and (c) City of Joy?
Lahore. Did Aurangzeb's sister Jahanara live there?7. Where is Sheesh-Mahal? What is it famous for?
Mysore8. In which city was a manuscript of Chanakya’s Arthashaastra found?
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Re: Trivia
by indophile Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:02 pm
indophile wrote:Please google only if you must.
1. What is a “Tower of Silence?” ------ Tower on which Parsis leave their dead
2. What is a “woven wind?” --------- Cotton fabrics spun and woven in India
3. What is the difference between the Hindu “hasta prkshaalana” and the Muslim “wudu/wuzu?” ----- Both pertain to washing hands and arms before prayer/worship. However, when washing Hindus with prakshalana push the water down the arm whereas Muslims with wudu/wuzu push the water up their arms.
4. Who said to who, “asti kashchit vaagvisheshah?” ------ Kalidasa's wife's question to him (any interesting news?). He wrote three great works which start with each word in that question (asti - Kumarasambhavam, kashchit - Meghadootam, vaag - RaghuvamSa)
5. What is the – (a) City of Dreams; (b) City of Love; and (c) City of Joy? ---- (a) Bombay; (b) Agra; (c) Calcutta
6. What is the name of the famous lake in Udaipur in Rajasthan? ---- Pichola (the lake that has the famous Lake Palace in the middle.
7. Where is Sheesh-Mahal? What is it famous for? ------ Palace of Mirrors in Agra Fort. They showed a replica of it in the movie Mughal-e-Azam where Madhbala dances for the "pyar karnato darna kya" song.
8. In which city was a manuscript of Chanakya’s Arthashaastra found? ---- In Mysore. May be Chandragupta Maurya took a copy of it to Karnataka for light reading while starving to death according to Jain custom.
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