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Exploring Hindu Temples: A Quiz on Mandirs and Their Significance

This quiz explores the significance, architecture, and cultural aspects of Hindu temples, also known as Mandirs. Test your knowledge on various elements related to these sacred places of worship.

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1 A Hindu temple or Mandir (Sanskrit: मन्दिर) is a place of worship for followers of ________.

2 There are also dates and times for devotional dances such as the classical Bharata Natyam dance performed by accomplished ________ performers.

3 These are followed by a series of shlokas or verses from the holy texts such as the ________, Upanishads or Vedas.

4 The word mandir or mandira is used in many languages, including ________, and is derived from a Sanskrit word, mandira, for 'house' (of a deity by implication).

5 Temples in India are typically surrounded by small stores called 'dukan' (Hindi) which offer them typically wrapped in organic containers such as ________ leaves.

6 A picture of most temples is the presence of murtis (images) of the ________ to whom the temple is dedicated.

7 The oldest temples that were built of ________ and wood no longer exist.

8 In India, theoretically, a temple is managed by a temple board ________ that administers its finances, management and events.

9 Temples are known as Gudi, Devalayam or Kovela in Telugu, as Devasthana or Gudi in ________ and Mondir (মন্দির) in Bengali, as Kshetram or Ambalam in Malayalam.

10 Temple construction in ________ started nearly 2000 years ago.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Hindu temple Swaminaryan Mandir in Colonia, New Jersey, USA, was originally a synagogue.
  • the Kandariya Mahadeva (pictured) is one of the best examples of Hindu temples preserved from the medieval period in India.
  • the Nassak Diamond (replica pictured), pillaged in the 1800s from a Hindu temple where it had resided for 300 years, was later used as a gimmick to attract partygoers to a 1976 benefit.
  • the largest Hindu temple in South East England is being built in Crawley, where 3.4% of residents are Hindu compared to 1.1% in England as a whole.
  • the 9th-century Sambisari Hindu temple (pictured) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, was buried five meters underground for centuries.
  • the 9th century Navalinga temple in Karnataka, India, is a cluster of nine Hindu temples, each containing a Shiva linga.
  • although the Siddhesvara Temple (pictured) in Karnataka, India is currently a temple of Shiva, historians are unsure of its original faith.
  • before the launch of a satellite, a group of scientists from ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan offer prayers to a miniature model of the satellite and donate it to a temple in Dharmasthala.
  • the 15th-century mosque Atala Masjid, Jaunpur, India (pictured) exists at the site of the Atala Devi Hindu temple.
  • Bhima Devi Temple Complex (pictured) in Haryana, India, includes the restored ruins of a Hindu temple dated from the 8th to 11th century AD and Pinjore Gardens from the 17th century.
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