Round 10: Tossup 6

The gopis displayed the three transcendental virtues during this holiday, according to a chapter of the Garga Samhita that describes girls from Vraja celebrating it with sprinklers. According to a legend celebrated on this holiday, a god loses his shame over his dark skin when his mother asks him to change the color of his beloved’s face. In another legend celebrated during this holiday, a powerful boon is overcome by a creature who uses its claws to slay an asura king at dusk on his lap at the palace’s threshold. In that legend celebrated on this holiday, (-5[1])an evil aunt burns to death on a pyre (10[1])after her flame-retardant cloak vanishes. The defeat of King Hiranyakashipu by the half-lion avatar of Vishnu, Narasimha, is celebrated on this holiday. (10[1])For 10 points, Prahlada’s victory is celebrated during what Hindu festival of colors? (10[2])■END■

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