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The Great Indian Challenge I - Religious Spots

India has several famous religious spots where people from the world over worship. Practically all faiths are represented in one holy location or another all over India.

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#1 Where is the famous Lotus Temple located?

New Delhi
Mumbai
Kanpur
Trichy

#2 Which faith worships at the Golden Temple in Amritsar?

Hinduism
Zoroastranism
Sikhism
Buddhism

#3 The famous mosque located in Mumbai, India in the middle of the sea is -

Jama Masjid
Babri Masjid
Haji Ali Mosque
Nagur Darga

#4 The Karni Mata Temple in Rajasthan has a peculiar characteristic of worship. What is it?

Liquor is offered to the diety.
Thousands of rats are worshipped.
The temple is full of snakes.

#5 The place of worship of the Parsis (those who follow the Zoroastrian faith) is called -

Water Temple
Temple of Silence
Fire Temple
Temple of Peace

#6 Lord Brahma is worshipped as the God of Creation in Hinduism. Yet, there is only one known temple in the whole of India that is dedicated to Him. Where is it?

Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Pushkar, Rajasthan
Amritsar, Punjab
Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala

#7 The Ayyappa Temple is located in the mountains of the South of India. What is the place called?

Thiruvananthapuram
Mahabalipuram
Sabarimalai
Srirangam

#8 In which temple would you find the Thousand Pillar Hall?

Sravanabelagola Temple
Meenakshi Temple
Guruvayur Temple
Brahma Temple

#9 Which famous Church in the South of India survived the tsunami that hit the region in December 2004 to the utter amazement of the worshippers?

Mount Mary Church
Santhome Church
Velankanni Church
St. Anne's Church

#10 Where is the location of the place where Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, attained enlightenment?

Varanasi
Bodh Gaya
Sarnath
Somnath

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The Great Indian Challenge I - Religious Spots

#1 Where is the famous Lotus Temple located?

#2 Which faith worships at the Golden Temple in Amritsar?

#3 The famous mosque located in Mumbai, India in the middle of the sea is -

#4 The Karni Mata Temple in Rajasthan has a peculiar characteristic of worship. What is it?

#5 The place of worship of the Parsis (those who follow the Zoroastrian faith) is called -

#6 Lord Brahma is worshipped as the God of Creation in Hinduism. Yet, there is only one known temple in the whole of India that is dedicated to Him. Where is it?

#7 The Ayyappa Temple is located in the mountains of the South of India. What is the place called?

#8 In which temple would you find the Thousand Pillar Hall?

#9 Which famous Church in the South of India survived the tsunami that hit the region in December 2004 to the utter amazement of the worshippers?

#10 Where is the location of the place where Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, attained enlightenment?

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The Great Indian Challenge I - Religious Spots

#1 Where is the famous Lotus Temple located?

#2 Which faith worships at the Golden Temple in Amritsar?

#3 The famous mosque located in Mumbai, India in the middle of the sea is -

#4 The Karni Mata Temple in Rajasthan has a peculiar characteristic of worship. What is it?

#5 The place of worship of the Parsis (those who follow the Zoroastrian faith) is called -

#6 Lord Brahma is worshipped as the God of Creation in Hinduism. Yet, there is only one known temple in the whole of India that is dedicated to Him. Where is it?

#7 The Ayyappa Temple is located in the mountains of the South of India. What is the place called?

#8 In which temple would you find the Thousand Pillar Hall?

#9 Which famous Church in the South of India survived the tsunami that hit the region in December 2004 to the utter amazement of the worshippers?

#10 Where is the location of the place where Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, attained enlightenment?

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