Packet L: Bonus 2
A swan-like design characterizes the Nachiarkoil variant of these objects, which are made exclusively in their namesake town in Tamil Nadu. For 10 points each:
[10m] The words diya and deepam refer to what objects that are waved before a murti during the aarti ritual?
ANSWER: lamps [or lanterns; accept lights; accept candles; prompt on flame or fire; prompt on plates by asking “what objects are on the plates?”]
[10e] During Diwali, multiple diya lamps may be arranged in a floor pattern resembling this symbol, which traditionally features four dots. An angled version of this symbol was appropriated for hateful reasons by the Nazis.
ANSWER: swastika [or sauvastika]
[10h] Swastikas may also be drawn at the center of this artform made from colored powders, which are drawn in front of a home’s doorstop during Diwali. A floral instance of this artform known as pookkalam is made during Kerala’s Onam festival.
ANSWER: rangoli [or kolam or muggu]
<KT, Religion> | Packet L - Harvard A, McGill A, Arizona State A, Georgia Tech B, Toronto D, Georgia Tech D
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 16.00 | 100% | 32% | 28% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 7 | 17.14 | 100% | 43% | 29% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 44% | 33% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 0% | 20% |
| Southeast | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 12 | 14.17 | 100% | 17% | 25% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 67% | 50% |