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December 17, 2012 11:04 pm | Updated March 07, 2013 06:11 pm IST

1. Who composed the Gangashtakam , following which the water in his well is said to have risen and flowed out like a river?

a. Sridhara Venkatesha Ayyaval

b. Sadashiva Brahmendra

c. Bodhendra Swamigal

d. Muttuswami Dikshitar

2. Identify the odd one out, in the context of different methods of worship.

a. Kirtanam

b. Archanam

c. Poojanam

d. Vandanam

3. Originally named Purushottaman, this 59th Guru of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham was associated with the Bhajanai sampradayam . Who are we talking about?

a. Pudukottai Gopalakrishna Bhagavatar

b. Sadguru Swamigal

c. Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal

d. Bodhendra Swamigal

Answers:

1. a

2. c; All others are part of the >Navavidhabhakti or the nine forms of worship

3. d

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