Religious Places

1. Name the temple where Snow takes the shape of ‘Shivaling’ once in a year
   Amarnath (J&K)
2.  In which State / UT is Vaishno Devi temple located?
    Jammu & Kashmir
3. Where did Shankaracharya establish a Math in North India?
   Badrinath (Uttarakhand)
4. In which State is the famous Sikh’s pilgrimage Hemkund  Sahib situated?
   Uttarakhand      
5. In which state is Hazrat Bal Mosque located?
   Jammu – Kashmir
6. Where is Golden Temple situated?
   Amritsar (Punjab)
7. In which state is Sarnath situated?
   Uttar Pradesh
8. Where is the only temple of Brahma situated?
   Pushkar (Rajasthan)
9. Where is the famous historic Sun Temple dedicated to Sun God situated?
   Konark (Orissa)
10. Where did Shankaracharya establish a Math in East?
    Puri (Orissa)
11. Which important three deities have their statues in Jagannath Puri?     
    Jagannath(Sri Krishna), Balbhadra and Subhadra
12. To which  deity is Kedarnath temple dedicated?
    Shiva
13. To which deity is Badrinath temple dedicated?
    Vishnu
14. Which is the only temple where Kuber, the Treasurer of the gods is also worshipped?
    Badrinath
15. Which   pious   Math   was   established   in   the   West   by Shankaracharya? 
    Dwarka Dham
16. Where did Shankaracharya establish the religious math in South India?
    Shringeri
17. Where is the temple of Kali in which Ram Krishna Paramhans held the postition of a priest? 
    Dakshineshvar (Kolkata)
18. Which is the biggest mosque of India? 
    Jama Masjid (Delhi)
19. In which state is Palitana temple of  Jains situated ?       
    Gujarat
20. In which state is Somnath temple situated?
    Gujarat
21. In which state is Parsi’s Agni Temple situated?
    Gujarat
22. In which state is holy Gomteshwar Jain temple situated?
    Karnataka
23. Which temple of India gets maximum offerings?
    Tirupati (AP)
24. On which mountain is the Tirupati temple situated?
    Tirumalai
25. To which deity is Tirupati Temple  dedicated?
    Venkateshwar
26. Where is Vishwanath temple situated?
    Varanasi / Kashi
27. In which  state is the famous Lingraj temple situated?
    Orissa
28. In which state is Tarkeshwar Temple situated?
    Dadar and Nagarhaveli
29. In which state is the Arvind Ashram situated?
    Pondicherry
30. In which state is famous Jyotirling ‘Ghushmeshwar‘ situated
    Maharashtra
31. Where is Kaila Devi temple situated?
    Karauli, Rajasthan
32. Where is Shrinath temple situated?
    Nath Dwara (Rajasthan)
33. In which state is Omkareshwar temple situated?
    Madhya Pradesh
34. In which state Jambukeshwar temple situated?
    Near Sri Rangam (Tamil Nadu)
35. Where is the Shakumbhari Devi temple situated?
    Saharanpur (U.P.)
36. Where is the Vindhya Vasini temple situated?
    Vindhyachal (U.P.)
37. Where the Pateshwari Devi Temple situated?
    Devi Patan (U.P.)
38. In which state is the Mallikarjun Swami temple situated?
    Andhra Pradesh
39. In which state is the Mukheshwar temple situated?
    Orrisa
40. Where is the Kamakhya Devi temple situated?
    Guwahati (Assam)
41. In which state is the Jwala ji temple situated?
    H.P.
42. In which state is the Naina Devi temple situated?
    H.P.
43. In which state is the Kanya Kumari temple situated?
    Tamilnadu
44. The deity of which god is worshipped in Rameshwaram temple?
    Ramanathan (Shiva)
45. The deity of which god is worshipped in the temple of Guru Vayur?
    Shri Krishna
46. The deity of which god is worshipped in the Dharamsthal temple of Karnatak?
    Manjunath (Shiva)
47. The deity of which god is worshipped in the Sabrimala temple on the western coast of Kerala?
    Swami Ayappan
48. The deity of which god is worshipped in the Shri Rangam temple near Tiruchi?
    Anantshayanam (Vishnu)
49. Where is the famous temple of Kartikeyan in South India situated?
    Palani, Tamilnadu
50. Where is the ashram of Raman Maharshi situated?
    Tiruvanamallai (Tamil Nadu)
51. Name the place which is the confluence of three oceans and where the sunrise and sunset can be seen at the same spot.
    Kanyakumari
52. Name the mosque and place where the number of Hindu worshippers is far more than the muslims?
    Babar Masjid, Eromally (Kerala)
53. Who was the most popular devotee of Vishnu in South India like Meera in North? There is a temple also in her name.        
    Aandaal
54. Name the tribe that lives in East and West of Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh and is characterized by the worship of supreme deity called Moship.
    Adi
55. In which district of Arunachal Pradesh do the Heenyan followers of Buddhism, once called kamptis live?
    Lohit
56. Name the Assamese tribe who has adopted Vaishnavism.
    Mishing (Misi)
57. The Meiteis inhabititing the plains of Manipur   mostly belong  to which religion?
    Hindu
58. To  which religious group do the chakmas, a distinct tribe of Mizoram, mainly belong
    Buddhism
59. During the medieval period which place in Assam became a centre
60. of Tantrik worship?
    Kamrup
61. In which state is Kamakhya temple situated?
    Assam
62. Besides Kamakhya, which other peeth (Sacred place) is situated
63. in Assam?
    Sri Hatta
64. In which year was the present Kamakhya temple built after the original one was destroyed?
    1565
65. Which temple is situated to the west side of the Kamakhya temple atop Neelanchal Hills in the basement of which there are stone fragments of an earlier temple?
    Ghantakarn Temple
66. Who is the creator of this universe according to Garo tribe?
    Tatara Rabuga
67. Name  the  one  supreme God  who  is  considered the creator-
68. dispenser in Mizoram?     
    U Blei Nongthaw or U Blei Pynlong
69. Which bird plays an important role in Khasi religion?
    Cock
70. What is name given to the priest by Khasis in Meghalaya?
    U Lingdoh
71. Which state, immediately on entering, brings to your notice the increasing presence of wayside Hindu Shrines dedicated to the divine couple of Krishna and Radha.
    Manipur
72.  Name the Supreme God of Akas tribe which belong to west Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. 
    Teharo
73. Name the supreme god of Nishi tribe which belong to lower Suban Siri district of Arunachal Pradesh.
    Ane Duini ( Sun God)
74. Where is Ashvakranta temple situated?
    Guwahati (Assam)
75. The image of which god is placed in Ashvakranta temple?
    Vishnu
76. In which state is Vashistha Ashram situated?
    Assam
77. Name the temple situated on the Peacock Island in the midst  of the river Brahmaputra?
    Umanand Temple
78. In which state is Ugra Tara temple situated?
    Assam
79. Atop which hill is the Navgrah temple situated?
    Chitrakala
80. Shri Govindjee temple, has the presiding deity in the centre flanked by shrines of Balram and Krishna on one side and Jagannath on the other. In which state is this temple?
    Manipur
81. Where is the Shiva Dol temple, which is supposed to be highest Shiva temple in India, situated?
    Assam
82. In which state are the Buddhist temples, called Gompas, situated?
    Arunachal Pradesh
83. Name the village of Do Parbatiya having ruins of the oldest temple of Assam, which had collapsed during the earth quake of 1897.
    Sonitpur
84. Where did Vishnu kill Jwarasur according to Kalika Purana?
     Manikuta hills
85. Which is the state in North Eastern region where Lord Krishna married to his consort Rukmini?      
    Arunachal Pradesh

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