Round 11: Tossup 8

In 1973, Beatle George Harrison helped establish a temple to this figure in Hertfordshire (10[1])and was referred to as the “archangel” of a sect that primarily worships this figure by its founder. (10[3])The Palace of (10[1])Gold was built in New Vrindaban (“vrin-DAH-buhn”) by worshippers of this figure. (10[2])A. C. Bhaktivedanta (10[1])Swami Prabhupada (10[1])(“BUCK-thee-vay-DAHN-tuh SWAH-mee pruh-boo-PAH-duh”) founded a sect that primarily worships this figure called ISKCON (“ISS-kon”). Janmashtami (“juhn-MAHSH-tuh-mee”) celebrates the birth of this figure in a prison cell, (10[1])and the raslila dance honors this (10[1])figure and his consort Radha. This charioteer extols yoga (10[1])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■

ANSWER: Krishna [or Krsna; accept Krishna Janmāshṭamī; accept Govinda; or Madhava; or Gopala; accept the International Society for Krishna Consciousness; prompt on Vishnu until read]
<Editors, Religion> | Packet K
= Average correct buzz position

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