Intermiles Quiz Answers [9th September – 15th September]- Win 50 Intermiles

1.. ______ is an annual festival dedicated to Goddess Mahakali in the state of Telangana. It is celebrated in the month of Ashada Masam, which is around July and/or August.

Reply: Bonalu

2.  Celebrating the reign of good over evil, this festival celebrates the victory of Goddess Durga over Mahishasura.

Reply: Durga Pooja

3. ‘Metho’ Ceremony is the main event carried out by Ladakhi people during _____, in which they carry flaming torches and chant prayers while they move from street to street to chase away the evil spirits

Reply: Losar

4. In This grand festival is celebrated on the occasion of overcoming darkness and ignorance. People fast, wear new clothes and worship Lord Shiva. Main temples visited are Varanasi and Somnath.

Reply: Maha shivratri

5. Also called the festival of breaking the fast, this is a religious holiday is celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of the month-long dawn to sunset fasting of Ramdan?

Reply: Eid al-fitr

6. The zoroastrians in mumbai commemorate their fathers escape from Persia by conducting rituals at fire temples, including traditional feasts and visiting friends. What is the name of this festival?

Reply: Navroz

7. This festival is associated with bunies and eggs and is mostly associatedwith the state of goa kerala and Andhra pradesh, what is it?

Reply: Easter

8. who was India’s first flag bearer in the Tokyo Paralympics

Reply: Mariyappan Thangavelu