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• ______ is a three peaked mountain.• ______ is one of the twenty mountains 

surrounding Maha-Meru. The height is said in the Bhagavata Purana to be 10,000 yojanas, and the three peaks are iron, silver and gold.

• ______ finds mention in the Ramayana as being where the city of Lanka is built

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This is the state emblem of

karnataka. The being shown is

half lion half elephant. There

are various description of the

form of Sharabha – an

incarnation o shiva. Why did

shiva take this form.

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• Dawon made popular by the hindu use actually originated in the tibetan mythology. He is known and appreciated for the cooperation with the accompanying figure on her endeavours.

• 5. His stature in Hindu religion can be gauged by the fact that an independent

Upanishad and a Purana, is devoted to him.

• Various names have been attributed to him - Chirada, Gaganeshvara, Kamayusha,

Kashyapi, Khageshvara, Nagantaka, Sitanana, Sudhahara, Suparna, Tarkshya,

Vainateya, Vishnuratha and others.

• The Vedas provide the earliest reference of ______ , though by the name of Śyena,

where this mighty bird is said to have brought nectar to earth from heaven.

• One of the faces of Śrī Pañcamukha Hanuman is Mahavira _____

• He wears the serpent Adisesha on his left wrist and the serpent Gulika on his right

wrist. The serpent Vasuki forms his sacred thread. The cobra Takshaka forms his belt

on his hip. The snake Karkotaka is worn as his necklace. The snakes Padma and

Mahapadma are his ear rings. The snake Shankachuda adorns his divine hair.

• Many indian organisations including air force use it as a symbol.

6. _____ is the vahana (vehicle) of the Ganga - the goddess of river Ganges (Ganga) and the sea god Varuna. It is also the insignia of the love god Kamadeva. Kamadeva is also known as ____dhvaja (one whose flag a _____ is depicted). _____ is the astrological sign of Capricorn, one of the twelve symbols of the Zodiac. It is often portrayed protecting entryways to Hindu and Buddhist temples.

• 7. In one story, he accuses Shiva of hypocrisy, pointing out that Shiva claims to be an ascetic but keeps a wife, Parvati. X proposes that Shiva hand over Parvati to him:

• How can you live on alms and yet keep the beautiful Parvati ? Give her to me, and wander from house to house with your alms bowl. You have fallen from your vow. You are a yogi, what need have you for the gem of wives? You live in the woods attended by goblins and ghosts; being a naked yogi, you should give your wife to one who will appreciate her better than you do.

• 8. X, in modern Indian parlance, refers to a strict convention or a rule, never to be broken. It often refers to the ethical limits of an action, traversing which may lead to undesirable consequences. Example of use:

• Constitution is very clear on the roles of the Judiciary and the Legislature, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said; both should not cross the X.

9. Besides hanuman, who is the other dominant 

character (not parshuram) to have seen both 

Rama and krishna in his lifetime.

10 .Per the 1886 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency:• His features and his body are like those of a man

except that his hands and feet are turned back. His eyes are a tawny green, his hair stands on end, and he holds a cane in his right and a conch shell in his left hand. X lives on air. When he goes his rounds he is dressed in green and either sits in a litter or rides a horse. Some of his spirits walk before and others walk after him, holding lighted torches and shouting.