Question

Guru Shikhar, a peak of the Arbuda mountain of Rajasthan, is named after whom?
1. Chandradev
2. Rishi Durvasa
3. Dattatreya
4. Anusooya

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Dattatreya

The correct answer is Dattatreya.

• Guru Shikhar, a peak of the Arbuda mountain of Rajasthan, is named after Dattatreya.
• Dattatreya is considered an incarnation of Vishnu.
  • A cave at the summit contains a temple dedicated to him, plus one dedicated to his mother, Anasuya, wife of sage Atri.
• Guru Shikhar Peak is the highest point of the Aravalli Range situated at 1,722 meters.
• Aravalli range is an example of an old fold mountain that runs through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi.

• Chandradev is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation.
• In Hindu mythology, Rishi Durvasa was the son of Anasuya and Atri. His most famous temple, called Rishi Durvasa Temple, is located in the Aali Brahman Village, Haryana.
• Anusuya was the wife of  Atri and daughter of Devahuti and Kardama in the Hindu epics. In the Ramayana, she lived with her husband in a small hermitage on the southern border of the Chitrakuta forest.