Round 11: Tossup 8

In 1973, Beatle George Harrison helped establish a temple to this figure in Hertfordshire and was referred to as the “archangel” of a sect that primarily worships this figure by its founder. The Palace of Gold was built in New Vrindaban (“vrin-DAH-buhn”) by worshippers of this figure. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (“BUCK-thee-vay-DAHN-tuh SWAH-mee pruh-boo-PAH-duh”) founded a sect that primarily (10[1])worships this figure called ISKCON (“ISS-kon”). Janmashtami (“juhn-MAHSH-tuh-mee”) celebrates the birth of this figure in a prison cell, and the raslila dance honors this figure and his consort Radha. This charioteer extols yoga and bhakti (“BUCK-tee”) to a Pandava archer in a section of the Mahabharata (“muh-huh-BAH-ruh-tuh”). For 10 points, what flute-playing avatar of Vishnu advises Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita ■END■

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