gopis - 2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite

Question

After these figures engaged in Kātyāyanī (“kaht-YAH-yah-nee”) vrat for one month, they went to bathe in the Yamuna but had their clothes stolen while bathing. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this group of milkmaids and cowherds led by Radha. This group of 108 women is exalted for displaying bhakti.

ANSWER: gopis [accept gopikas]

[10e] The gopis accompany this avatar of Vishnu, who also served as the charioteer for Arjuna in the Mahabharata.

ANSWER: Krishna [or Kṛṣṇa; accept Govinda; accept Gopala]

[10h] The gopis lived in this city, now the site of many temples commemorating Krishna and Radha. Because of cultural stigma against widowhood, many widows move to this city and sing bhajan (“buh-JUHN”) to Krishna.

ANSWER: Vrindavan

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Summary


2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley	11/02/2024	Y	2	20.00	100%	100%	0%
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU	11/02/2024	Y	2	10.00	100%	0%	0%
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago	11/02/2024	Y	7	12.86	86%	43%	0%
2024 Penn Bowl Florida	10/26/2024	Y	2	5.00	50%	0%	0%
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard	10/26/2024	Y	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite	11/02/2024	Y	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
2024 Penn Bowl Playtest	10/12/2024	Y	3	26.67	100%	100%	67%
2024 Penn Bowl Texas	11/02/2024	Y	1	10.00	100%	0%	0%
2024 Penn Bowl UK	10/26/2024	Y	5	14.00	100%	40%	0%
2024 Penn Bowl UNC	10/26/2024	Y	3	10.00	100%	0%	0%

Data


Columbia	NYU A	10	10	0	20
JHU A	Princeton	0	10	0	10