Question

This figure ate fruits that were already bitten by Shabari. (20[1])In some stories, this figure defeats his two sons in battle without knowing their identities. (20[2])This figure (20[1])did not (20[1])slay a buffalo demon, but (20[1])his victory over another demon is celebrated on a holiday by stuffing effigies with firecrackers and (20[1])exploding (20[1])them. (0[1])In his absence, this figure is represented on his (20[1])throne by a pair of (*) shoes. (10[4])When this (10[1])figure is wounded, (10[2])he is healed by a mountain of herbs (10[1])brought by a monkey. (10[3])After (10[1])this (10[1])figure (0[1])kills (10[1])a nearly invincible demon with ten heads, (10[1])he comes home (0[1])to Ayodhya (10[1])(“ah-YOD-yuh”) after 14 years in exile. The slayer of Ravana (10[1])and husband of Sita is, for 10 points, (10[1])what seventh avatar of Vishnu (0[2])who is the namesake of a major Hindu epic? (10[2])■END■ (10[4]0[1])

ANSWER: Rama [accept Raman or Rāmacandra or Ramayana; prompt on Vishnu before mention]
<Sudheer Potru, RMP - Hinduism&gt; ~24924~ &lt;Editor: Athena Kern>
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Summary

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Samarth RamPlymouthKinkaid920
Dwij BhattWilliam FremdMira Loma2420
Yash SaxenaMaggie Walker AThomas Jefferson B2420
Krish ChintaInnovation Academy ABarrington B2620
Aarushi KanigicherlaThomas Jefferson CIrvington A2820
Yashwanth BajjiTroyRichard Montgomery3320
Charles YoungBarrington AHunter A4920
Chakri GudlavalletiDunbarCanyon Crest5020
Samuel LiThomas Jefferson DWinston Churchill B510
Sam AsplundWinnebagoNew Brighton6020
Varun SathyajeethSolonDetroit Catholic Central A6610
Rohan DalalJohns Creek BHinsdale Central6610
Hasini GrandhiHoover BNorthmont B6610
Aditya ShivaswamySt. Mark'sThomas Jefferson A6610
Arjun KalaUniversity LabDallas County6810
Owen ArnesonParkway WestChoate Rosemary Hall7110
Ken ArnoldWoodlandJohns Creek A7110
Aryan PathakLake HighlandElkhorn North7910
Varun VenkatagiriInnovation Academy BMoberly8310
Anila MoparthiLincoln-Way EastChattahoochee B8310
Aeres ZhouDetroit Country DayWinston Churchill A8310
Matt MokrzyckiCarl SandburgMaggie Walker C8410
Maya PanditHunter BCincinnati Hills Christian8510
Monit KarmakerStevenson AWalter Payton860
Sinecio MoralesRockford Auburn ABelmont8710
Armaan AhmedMercer CountyWest Point9410
Matthew LiuChattahoochee AMexico970
Bharathi KancharlaMaggie Walker BDetroit Catholic Central B9910
Atharva UpadhyeWaukeeJohn Adams A10810
Charles HeydtMidtownCarbondale11610
Pete WasserNorrisJohn Adams B1210
David BertolasiBelvidereSaint Joseph1210
Camden WilliamsMexicoChattahoochee A13010
Colette KendrickWinston Churchill BThomas Jefferson D13010
Genevieve LakeSaint JosephBelvidere1310
Ave RiegerNorthmont AHeights13110
Riona DuncanWalter PaytonStevenson A13110
Grace NuckollsWashingtonStevenson B13110
Luke SnyderRockford Auburn BDetroit Catholic Central C13110