Question

This figure sits on a rock and reaches an arm up towards a mermaid-like woman in a 58-foot-tall concrete statue completed in 2021 in Azhimala. This figure is depicted in a 112-foot-tall steel sculpture that is the world’s largest bust. This figure typically comprises the right, male half of androgynous depictions in ardhanari form. (10[1]-5[1])A three-faced version of this figure is the most-visited sculpture in the Elephanta Caves. (10[2]-5[1])In many sculptures, (-5[1])this figure’s hair (-5[1])contains a (-5[1])moon (10[2])and/or has a woman (10[1])climbing (10[2])down (10[1])it. Other (10[1])sculptures (10[1])depict this figure standing on a (10[2])dwarf inside (10[1])a fiery ring (-5[1])and lifting one of his legs (10[1]-5[1])into the air, (10[1])showing his aspect as nataraja (10[1])or Lord (10[1])of the Dance. (10[7])For 10 points, (10[3])phallic sculptures (10[1])called lingams (10[1])are used to worship what Hindu god (10[1])known as “the destroyer?” (10[2])■END■ (10[8])

ANSWER: Shiva [or Sheev or Mahadeva; accept Nataraja until read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Pranav VeluriBerkeley BBerkeley A5310
Matthew ChristianBinghamtonCornell A53-5
Yashodev VyasMinnesota CArizona State6710
Enoch YuenImperial ABristol6710
Alan WuVanderbilt AHarding67-5
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech AVanderbilt B70-5
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia CHaverford73-5
Jack ObermanSouth CarolinaTennessee75-5
Aditya SivakumarBerkeley CStanford B7610
Anirudh Bharadwaj (DII)PennColumbia B7610
Jerry ZhangHarvard BYale A8010
Shardul RaoMinnesota BIowa State8110
Rohan Navaneetha (DII)Ohio State AOhio State B8110
Karthik PrasadCornell BCornell C8210
Parth JagtapEdinburghCambridge C8410
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech BGeodesic8510
Alessandro BogoKCLOxford A9110
Michael SunBrandeis BDartmouth A9110
Yashwanth Bajji (DII)Michigan AMichigan C9310
Michał GerasimiukStanford AStanford C96-5
Giovanni Mazzeo (DII)Virginia A (UG)Liberty B (DII)102-5
Eshan Pant (DII)NYU AJohn Jay10210
Sam Macchi (DII)VassarRowan10510
Freddy PottsSheffieldDurham A11010
Jack LewisMTSUAlabama11210
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (Grad)Liberty C (DII)11510
Jonathan Shauf (UG)UNC B (UG)JMU B (UG)11510
Munir Siddiqui (UG)Maryland B (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)11510
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU BColumbia A11510
Ben LaFondCambridge BKiel11510
Ella WardeOxford BImperial B11510
Christopher DechBrandeis ABoston University11510
Ivan Stanisavljevic (DII)Duke A (UG)Virginia B (UG)11810
Aisling SkeetDurham BWarwick11810
Alexander WyrickTennesseeSouth Carolina11810
Eileen PengOxford CCambridge A12010
Vedang Singhal (DII)UNC D (DII)GWU A (UG)12210
Will HooverRIT ARIT B12910
Emmett ChungStanford CStanford A13310
Iris Pardue (UG)KenyonCedarville13310
Raymond WangCornell ABinghamton13410
Michael Brown (DII)GWU B (Grad)William & Mary A (UG)13410
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)Maryland C (DII)13410
Joshua Schmidt (DII)Liberty B (DII)Virginia A (UG)13410
Addie King (UG)JMU A (UG)Virginia C (UG)13410
Ethan Furman (DII)HaverfordColumbia C13410
Sarah PatelVanderbilt BGeorgia Tech A13410
Caden HausteinHardingVanderbilt A13410