Question

A monotheistic movement worshipping this deity was established by Basavanna and involves wearing an oval-shaped stone as a necklace. The Tirumurai are songs praising this deity, whose pilgrimage site is his home on Mount Kailash. (10[1])This (10[1])deity is often depicted within a flaming halo in bronze Nataraja statues and has (10[1])a third eye that represents (10[3])fire. Three horizontal lines through a red dot appear on phallic sculptures sacred to this deity called lingam, which are connected with yoni sacred to Shakti. This member of the Trimurti (10[1])often appears with a blue throat and a snake wrapped around his neck. For 10 (10[1])points, name this Hindu god of destruction. ■END■

ANSWER: Shiva [or Siva]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)Lehigh A (UG)3410
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BMaryland A (DII)3510
Rishi Swaminathan (DII)NYU A (UG)Rowan A (DII)4910
Neilesh Shroti (UG)Columbia BRutgers B5410
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Lehigh B (DII)5410
Rohit Chintala (DII)Maryland B (DII)Fordham A5410
Elijah Scheinson (UG)Columbia A (UG)Bard A (UG)8510
Albert Zeng (DII)Penn B (DII)Princeton A (UG)10010

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%55.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%25%55.88
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%68.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%9%59.36
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%11%76.75
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%50.20
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%58.13