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Ramayan/ Mahabharat Shaka
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This personality from the Mahabharat was adopted 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
Yuyutsu
Of the 6 utsavs celebrated in Shaka, 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 shaka is called this
Achara Paddathi
The word "Dharma" appears this many times in the Vishwa Prarthana
5
The only day in a year that this is done is when Yugadi Utsav is celebrated
Aadhya Sarsanghachalak Pranam
The Barsana Dham temple complex is near this city
Austin, TX
Sept 11, 2001: Exactly 108 years prior to that day, this event of great significance to Hindus happened
Swami Vivekananda's "Response to the Welcome" address at the World Paliament of Religions in Chicago
The Hindu American University is in this City
Orlando, FL
The Saiva Siddhanta Church (home of Himalayan Academy & Hinduism Today) is located in this island
Kauai (Hawaii is not a correct answer)
The 1st Hindu temple in the U.S. was built in this City in 1906
San Francisco
The slogan on this organization's logo, translated into English means "We achieve by our own efforts"
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
This organization organizes the annual "Hindu Mandir Executive's Conference", to enable the executives of Hindu Mandirs in America to network
Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America
"sambhAShaNa sandeshaH" is a monthly magazine published by this organization
Samskrita Bharati
"Together we can serve better!" is the slogan of this organization
Sewa International
In 2006, this organization sued the California State Boad of Education for failure to perform those duties required by the California Education Code
Hindu American Foundation
He is the current Sanghachalak for North America
Ma Ved Prakash Nanda
He was instrumental in convincing Raja Hari Singh to keep Kashmir part of India
Shri Guru ji
She hailed from Ireland, and 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 Arobindo