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During the Navaratri Dolls (Kolu / Bombe) were on display on all days of Navarthri.

In order to make it more interesting for our children and make them inquisitive of the stories behind some of the dolls on display, we had a contest for them.

About 20 dolls were numbered at random on each of the steps and our children were asked questions as below.

EMail your answers to info@svbfcanada.com as soon as possible. The first three entries with the most number of correct answers have been be awareded prizes, courtesy Sri. Vijay Pandya.

HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS AND THE ANSWERES FOR THE NUMBERED DOLLS THAT WERE ON DISPLAY AT SVBF TEMPLE DURING NAVARATRI.

1. What is Goddess Lakhsmi and Lord Narayana seated on ? Sheshasayi / Snake

2. Name the God placed on the decorated elephant. Krishna ? Guruvayoorappan

3. What were the merchant couple selling ? Grains / Fruits

4 (a) Name the cow that gives us all worldly wealth Kamadhenu
(b) How many Idols did we have on display under this number (4) ? 3

5. Names the Gods and their vahanas on Mount Kailash - Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha, Karthikeya Mouse and Peacock

6. Name some musical instruments on display . - Veena, Thaboori, Dhol, Guitar, Shehnayi, and Tabla

7. One of the seven wonders of the world was on display. Name this ? - Pyramids of Egypt.

8. This saint represented Hinduism in the World Conference on Religion. Name him - Swami Vivekananda

9. This saint has won our hearts with souple krishna bhajans. Name her. - Meera Bai

10. What was Lord Haumuman seated on in Ravana's court ? - His Tail

11. What was naughty little Krishna doing in this scene ? - Hiding Gopika's clothes

12. Did we have all the dashavatara Idols ? Name them in the correct order. -
Matsya
kurma
Varaha
Narasimha
Vamana
Parashurama
Rama
Balarama
Krishna
Kalki

13. Name the 6 holy places for Lord Muruga .- Palani, Pazhamudircholai, Turittani, Tirupurakudram, Swami malai,Tiruchendur

14. We had over thrity idols of this Lord. Name him. - Ganesh

15. We have idlots from these two religions other than Hinduism. - Sikhism and Christianity

16. What was on the lap of the baby ? - Feeding Bottle

17. What does this idol represent ? - Ardanareeshwara

18. What are Rama, Lakshmana and team preparing for ? Building the bridge / Sethubandana

19. These two idols are a must for the Golu. What are they ? - Marapaachi

20. What are people around dancing Ganapathi doing ? Playing instruments

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