SHAIV

• By whom were the Khajuraho Temple built?

–By the Chandela Kings

• Which temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva?

–Hoysaleswara

• In ancient India, the Shiva temple was at

–Mattmayur

• In the idol of Ardhnarishwara, half Shiva and half Parvati are the symbol of

–The addition of Deva and its Power

• The Nayanars were

–The Shaiv

BHAGAVATA RELIGION

• The founder of the Bhagavata religion was

–Krishna

• The text in which the description about Krishna, son of Devki is found

–Chandogya Upnishad (In this text Krishna was described as the pupil of Ghor Angiras)

• The worship of Vasudev Krishna was first started

–by Bhagavats

• The biggest contribution in the development of the Bhagavata sect was given by

–The Guptas

• According to the concepts of the creation of the world (or universe) the order of the four periods are thus follows

–Krit, Treta, Dwapar and Kali

• The number of the forms of devotion in the Bhagavata sect is

–9

• The Besnagar inscription by Helidorus is related to

–Only Vasudev

• The oldest inscriptional evidence related to the Bhagavata religion is found

–In the Besnagar inscription by Heliodorus

• Heliodorus of the Besnagar inscription was the inhabitant of

–Taxila

• The famous Naimisharanya piligrim place is situated at

–Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh

• The ancient site where the whole Mahabharata was narrated in the assembly of 60,000 sages

–Naimisharanya