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Ramayan/ Mahabharat Shakha Hindu- Americana Sharirik/ SSV-related Personali- ties 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 FINAL JEOPARDY!!

This personality from the Mahabharat was born to Kunti, but was adopted and raised by Adhiratha and Radha

Karna

This was Valmiki's original name

Ratnakara

This is the name of Krishna's conch

Panchajanya

Ashwapati was the father this key personality in the Ramayan

Kaikeyi

This Kaurava changed over to the Pandava side right before the Mahabharat war started

Yuyutsu

Of the 6 utsavs celebrated in Shakha, sharirik pradarshan is typically the focus of this one

Vijaya Dasami

There are this many stanzas in the Vishwa Prarthana

8

The protocol for starting and ending a shakha is called this

Achaar Paddathi

The word "Dharma" appears this many times in the Vishwa Prarthana

5

The only day in a year that this command is given is during the Yugadi Utsav

Aadhya Sarsanghachalak Pranam

The Barsana Dham temple complex is near this city

Austin, TX

On Sept 11, 1893, this event of great significance to Hindus happened

Swami Vivekananda's "Response to the Welcome" address at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago

The Hindu University of America is in this City

Orlando, FL

The Saiva Siddhanta Church (home of Himalayan Academy & Hinduism Today magazine) is located on this island

Kauai (Hawaii)

The 1st Hindu temple in the U.S. was built in this City in 1906

San Francisco, CA

Demonstrate Surya Namaskar

Sing the first stanza of “Vyakti Vyakti”

Demonstrate Vrikshasana

Say the commands for starting shakha

Niyuddha (Aparna will say the commands)

This person was the founder of Rashtra Sevika Samiti (give the full name)

Vandaniya Lakshmibai Kelkar (Mausi ji)

This Sarsanghachalak was instrumental in convincing Raja Hari Singh to keep Kashmir part of India

Shri Guru ji

This disciple of Swami Vivekananda hailed from Ireland; her original name was Margaret Noble

Sister Nivedita

This living saint founded the Arsha Vidhya Gurukulam in Saylorsburg, PA for the study of Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Brahmasutras, and other classical Vedic texts in English

Swami Dayananda Saraswati

This person said, “The sword of the warrior is just as necessary to the fulfillment of justice and righteousness as the holiness of the saint”

Shri Aurobindo

Final Jeopardy Make your wagers…. This person was the second pramukh sanchalika of Rashtra Sevika Samiti (full name)

Vandaniya Saraswati Tai Apte