Hindu Holy Places

Question 1

What is Karma?

Answer 1

All the actions performed in a Hindus lifetime whether good or bad

Question 2

Why are rivers sacred?

Answer 2

They remove bad karma.

Question 3

How many sacred rivers are in India?

Answer 3

7

Question 4

Why is the town of Varanasi is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus?

Answer 4

Shiva once lived there.

Question 5

Why are mountains considered to be sacred?

Answer 5

Mountains are holy because gods live in their peak.

Question 6

The significance of the Himalayan mountain

Answer 6

Shiva lived in the Himalayan Mountains.

Question 7

Four rituals performed at river Ganges

Answer 7

Huge bathing fairs call melas
Its waters being used for healing
Drinking of the sacred water
Cremation of dead bodies

Question 8

What is the most important city for Hindus?

Answer 8

Varanasi or Benares

Question 9

What is reincarnation?

Answer 9

the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth

Question 10

What is Moksha?

Answer 10

The final relief from reincarnation