13. What is given as Prasad in Navaratri? A- gram pudding, B- Batasha, C- almond, D- boondi laddu In North India on the occasion of Navaratri, at Ashtami and Navami, gram- puri and pudding are made as Prasad. 14. Which form of goddess Durga is worshiped on the fifth day? A- Shailputri, B- Skanda mata, C- Mahagauri, D- Siddhidatri On the fifth day of Navratri, Mother Skand Mata, fifth form of Durgaji is worshiped. Skanda is the name of Karthikeya, second and six faced son of Shiva and Parvati. Due to being the mother of Skanda, her name became Skandmata. 15. Which state belongs the Garba dance? A- Haryana, B- Punjab, C- Madhya Pradesh, D- Gujarat Garba is the folk dance of Gujarat, in which men also participate with women. Apart from this, …show more content…
Which dance is performed in Dandiya dance? A- Holi, C- Id, C- Diwali, D- Navratra In the days of Navratri, there is Dandiya boom everywhere. This is the traditional folk dance of Gujarat. 17. Which God had started the worship of Shardeya Navaratri? A - Lord Ram, B- Lord Shrikrishna, C- Lord Ganesh, D- Lord Shankar After consecutive nine days worship, Lord Ram started the worship of the shardey navratras at the sea with the aim of conquering Lanka. 18. What is kuttu? A- gram flour, B- maida, C- flour, D- semolina Navaratri is an opportunity to clean body, mind and soul. During this period, instead of wheat flour kuttu flour is eaten. Kuttu flour is not made from grain, it is made from fruits. 19. Whose incarnation is as Shailputri? A- mother Parvati, B- mother Lakshmi, C- mother Saraswati, …show more content…
Due to being found in the urn found inside the earth, Sita suppose herself daughter of the Earth. 42. Where was the kingdom of Janak? A- Hastinapur, B- Mithila, C- Ayodhya, D- Lanka Janakpur town is considered to be the capital of Mithila in ancient times. Here was the famous King Janak. Who was Sita's father. 43. Who cursed King Dasharath? A- Parents of Shravan, B- Maharishi Gautam, C- Maharishi Vashishth, D- Valmiki Shravan had gone to take water from a reservoir to quench his thirsty parents and King Dasharath of Ayodhya also went hunting there. Dasharath presume that an elephant was drinking water and in this confusion, he shoots a shabdbhedi arrow which killed Shravan. 44. What was the name of Ram's mother? A- Kaikeyi, B- Kaushalya, C- Sumitra, D- Sunayana Kaushalya is a prominent character of Ramayana. She was the wife of King Dasharath of Ayodhya and mother of Lord Shriram. 45. How many queens of King Dasharath were there? A- two, B- three, C- five, D- one In the character of Dashrath, the ideal king is depicted as a loving father and a person who keep his words. He had three wives - Kaushalya, Sumitra and
Hera was one of the daughters to Cronos. She was called the queen of the gods. She was the sister of Zeus, but also his wife. Hera sent disease on all women Zeus had relationships with. She mothered Ares and Hephaestus. Hera was the god of women. She protected all women and punished men who cheated and beat their wives
Hera was born from Rhea under a willow tree (sacred tree) and later swallowed by her dad, Cronus. After Rhea hid Zeus, Cronus swallowed a fake Zeus and thought he had got rid of all his children. The gods were trapped in their father until Zeus freed them. Hera then became the wife of Zeus and the queen of all gods, and was the goddess of marriage and could control the sky like Zeus. All worshiped Hera because they wanted to please her and not feel her wrath. She could bless marriages or curse them, and also save a child’s life if it was in danger.
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The Sioux Grass Dance is considered to be the most popular style of Native American Music. As one dances to this music, they follow a pattern known as “toe-heel.” This consists of the individual placing the left foot in front of the right and repeating with the other foot. Each male dancer makes many personal variations of this dance resulting in a so...
Greek Goddess, Hera was the eldest daughter of Kronos (the youngest titan) and Rhea. Hera was an ancient Goddess, she existed longer before the new Gods, including Zeus. Hera was the protector of marriage and childbirth but was mostly famous for her jealousy and vengeful nature. She was worshipped as the Heavens, and protector of women and marriage. Because of her relationship with females, she was called on during childbirth. She was Queen of Olympus due to her marriage to Zeus. Together they had Arese, Hebe, Hephaestus, and Eileithyia.Heras siblings included Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia. A prophecy was told that Kronos would be overthrown by his son, so he swallowed his children as they were born. Zeus was saved and hidden by his
Kathak (Sanskrit translation: ‘Katha’- story; ‘Katthaka’- story-teller) can be traced to as far back as the 3rd century and is one of the eight Classical dances in India. It originated in Northern India -Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar-Pradesh. It was originally performed in temples to narrate mythological stories presented in the Ramayana and Mahabharata with mimetic gestures and singing. ‘Katthakas’ were mostly high-caste, educated Brahmins. Nowadays, class division is less intruding in one’s pursuit of becoming a ‘Katthaka’.
This spiritual dance started long ago in the area of New Mexico by the puebloan people around the 1930’s. Surrounding Native American
The first dance was held by Wovoka in 1889. The ritual lasted five successive days, being danced each night and on the last night continuing until morning. Hypnotic trances and shaking accompanied this ceremony, which was supposed to be repeated every six weeks. The ceremony also had rhythmic drumming and introduced many new musical instruments into Indian religious ceremonies. In addition, both men and women participated in the dance, unlike other Indian religions in which men were the primary dancers, singers, and musicians.
Sita, Rama's wife, is reincarnation of the goddess Lakshmi, Vishnu's spouse in heaven. Sita accompanies Rama into the forest on his "quest" and is captured by Ravana. Th...
The Dabkeh was formed in the Levant, the region that include Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, where the houses were built from stone and wood. It unites people from different families and strengthens the bond of brotherhood between them. Dabkeh is based on harmonized foot stomping. The dancers can stand either in a straight line, in an arch, or in a circle. When they stand in a straight line or in an acrh, dancers can hold hands or shoulders to create harmony and synchronization. Whereas when they form a circle, they hold shoulders so that the circle shape is maintained. Male or female dancers perform Dabkeh as a part of the traditions. It can be danced separately or integrated depending on the number of dancers and the occasion. Dabkeh was performed in occasions and events especially popular at weddings and is performed by a group of no less than ten people called dabke dancers “dabeeka”. They are accompanied by a flute player and oriental drum where the dancers listen to the tempo and perform according to the rhythm. Aft...
There were six different dances in the performance, each one different in their own cultural way. Dances like “Oshun, Goddess of Love” were based on actual beliefs. Oshun is the goddess of the rivers, fertility, abundance, and love among the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The dance is a creative exploration of the meaning of Oshun as a force
Durga is a warrior queen who slays demons in the battle to keep the cosmos at balance. Durga is universally beautiful. She rides on a lion into battle and holds many weapons with her many hands attached to her many arms. David Kinsley, author of Hindu Goddesses, describes Durga as "The great battle queen with many arms, each which wields a weapon. She rides a fierce lion and is described as irresistible in battle." This is very different from the description of Kali, as said by the above author, "The goddess Kali is almost always described as having a terrible, frightening appearance. She is always black or dark, is usually naked, and has long disheveled hair." Kali likes to accent her naturally scary beauty by wearing severed heads, arms and dead children as jewelry. Blood seems to be her favorite cosmetic.
...o allow dancers to make contact with gods or demons, or allow the dancer to be filled by the spirit of an ancestor or deity (Cross 37). So, although we cannot identify every specific dance in Balinese culture, we are able to conclude that dance as an art is critical and definitive to the culture as a whole.
Like many Indian arts, Indian dance also has its root in religion. Without the religious and cultural background of India, the growth and beauty of Indian dance is not possible. In ‘Natya Shastra’, there is a small story about the origin of Indian dance. According to Hindu mythology, dance first existed in heaven. There was always a constant conflict between the Asuras and the Devas for wealth and power. The Devas were tired of the Asuras’ greediness and jealousy.
Another example equally as potent and yet sadly overlooked by many particularly those outside India is that of Kathak. A classical Indian dance, today held in great esteem among the 6 great classical dances of India, 21st century Kathak combines incredibly complex technique and elegant, slow abhinaya (or story telling) and owes almost the entirety of its current day form to the Mughals. The transformation that Kathak underwent from its original form to how we see it today that occurred during Mughal Era is perhaps the most underestimated and truest remaining symbol of the vibrant Indo-Islamic cultural melding that occurred under the patronage of the Mughals, and to...