Mohini - 2025 RMP Fest - Buzzpoints App

Question

With the nude mendicant Bhiksatana, this figure visited a forest (-5[1])to humble a group of proud sages and their wives. Shiva’s amorous pursuit of this figure led to the creation of gold and silver mines. In Kerala, a namesake regional classical dance in the lasya style retells the story of this figure, whose celibate son Ayyappan is honored at (15[1])Sabarimala Temple. A festival at Koovagam in Tamil Nadu reenacts the marriage of this (-5[1])figure to a warrior who agreed to be sacrificed to Kali in the (*) Kurukshetra War, named (10[1])Aravan. This figure beheaded the thieving (10[1])Svarbhanu, creating Rahu and (-5[2])Ketu. Bhasmasura the ash demon was tricked into placing his hand on (10[1])his head, thereby destroying him, while imitating this figure’s dance. Statues (-5[1])of Harihara embody this figure’s union with Shiva and hold symbols like the trident and chakra. For 10 points, name this female avatar of Vishnu. (10[1]0[4])■END■

ANSWER: Mohini [accept Mohiniyattam; prompt on Vishnu or Krishna] (The third line refers to a festival during which hijras dress as Aravan’s wives and mourn his death.)

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Andrew Wang	is the priestly source stored in the balls	Josiah Royce da 5'9	9	-5
Ved Muthusamy	Kirtland Signature	Rump Fest? I Thought They Closed That Place Down	59	15
Matt Bollinger	Does a dawg have Buddha-nature?	Ezrielev et al.	73	-5
Munir Siddiqui	Bringing an Occam's Razor and a Hume's Guillotine to a Newton's Flaming Laser Sword fight	Morlocks! Morlocks! lama sabachthani?	89	10
Matthew Wang	Hawk Tuahology	The Book of Coming Forth by Gay	95	10
Micah Colman	The Waterloo Queens	Quining Quem Quaeritis	99	-5
Abhay Ariyappillil	Trielectic Materialists	Hawk the Herald Angels Tuah	99	-5
Deepanshi Matai	Hawk the Herald Angels Tuah	Trielectic Materialists	111	10
Chinmay Kinsara	The Philosophy of Furniture	The Questions for the Historical JeBUZZ by AlBonus Schweitzer	122	-5
Henry Atkins	Quining Quem Quaeritis	The Waterloo Queens	147	0
Sinecio Morales	Ezrielev et al.	Does a dawg have Buddha-nature?	147	10
Will Alston	The Rumbleless Rumble in Meinong's Jungle	Jesus wept, for He had no more worlds to conquer	147	0
Jordan Brownstein	The Questions for the Historical JeBUZZ by AlBonus Schweitzer	The Philosophy of Furniture	147	0
Charles Hang	Josiah Royce da 5'9	is the priestly source stored in the balls	147	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror	05/31/25	N	4	50%	0%	50%	108.50
2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror	07/13/25	Y	3	67%	0%	67%	103.00
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror	08/10/25	Y	6	50%	17%	50%	98.33