DIWALI SPECIAL

Q1.W HILE THE REST OF INDIA CELEBRATES DIW ALI THE SIKHS CELEBRATE THIS DAY AS THE DATE ON W HICH GURU HARGOVIND W AS FREED BY JAHANGIR . NAME THE CELBRATION

Bandi Chhor Diwas

2. ONE IMPORTANT LEGEND RELATED TO DIW ALI IS THAT OF NARAKASURA W HO WAS KILLED BY KRISHNA ON DIW ALI. W HICH STATE IN INDIA DID HE RULE OVER ?

Pragjyotisha / Assam

3. During Samudra manthan when the gods were churning the ocean , the gentleman on the right came out of the ocean with a jar of Amrita in hand . Either name him or how is this event celebrated (Some of you might know a different legend associated with this event )

Dhanteras / Dhanvantari

4. ANOTHER LEGEND ASSOCIATED W ITH DIW ALI IS THAT OF X (RIGHT) W H O WAS GIVEN AW AY AS A PART OF A YAGNA CONDUCTED BY HIS FATHER TO Y (LEFT) . ID BOTH X AND Y

X : Nachiketa

Y : Yama

5. BSE AND NSE CELEBRATE DIW ALI BY HAVING ONE HOUR OF TRADING DU RING DIW ALI DAY . W HAT IS THIS KNOW N AS

Muhurat Trading

6.

Under what name do the people of Nepal celebrate Diwali. Hint :

Tihar

7. The third day of Diwali is celebrated as X celebrating the notional return of Y on earth in Maharashtra. Id X and Y . All clues in pic.

Give either X or Y

X – BaliPratiPada (Maharashtra) / Bali Padayami (Karnataka)

Y - Bali

8. TRADITIONALLY CONSUMED IN PARTS OF TAMIL NADU TO AID IN DIGES TION DURING DIW ALI FEASTS , W HAT IS THIS KNOW N AS

Deepavali Marundhu / Deepavali Legiyam

9.

The 5th day of Diwali is usually celebrated as X puja to commemorate the day when Krishna defeated Indira by lifting the X hill on his finger to save his kinsmen and cattle from Rain and floods

Govaradhana Puja

10. DIW ALI IN BENGALI IS CELEBRATED AS KALI PUJA . JUST IDENTIFY THIS AVATAR OF GODDESS KALI

ChhinnaMasta (Or the one who severed her head)