Packet 3: Bonus 9
People say “Micchami Dukkadam” (“mitch-CHAH-mee DOOK-kah-dum”) as a greeting to seek forgiveness during this festival’s last day. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this eight-day festival. This festival at the end of the rainy season has a name meaning “abiding together” to mark the end of the period when renouncers must give up travel and live with householders.
ANSWER: Paryushana [or Paryushan Parva]
[10m] On the thirteenth day of Chaitra, Jains celebrate Mahavira’s birth by performing abhishekha on his statue to imitate Indra’s anointing of all newborn Tirthankaras at this location, which often appears at the centre of mandalas.
ANSWER: Mount Meru [or Mount Sumeru; or Mount Mahameru; or Mount Sineru]
[10e] Jains celebrate this festival to honour Mahavira’s Moksha during the month of Kartika’s new moon. During this multi-faith festival, lamps called diyas are lit to represent Mahavira’s infinite knowledge.
ANSWER: Diwali [or Deepavali or Dipalikaya]
<LR, Beliefs> | NAFTA-Packet-3
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 17.27 | 91% | 70% | 12% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley A | Constans Constantius and Constantine Jr. | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Not Old! (Old) | Berkeley B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Stanford A | Team 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Team 8 | Stanford B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 75% | 75% | 50% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✕ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✕ | 5 | 18.00 | 80% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Harvard | 10/04/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Oxford | 10/11/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 16.67 | 83% | 67% | 17% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Columbia | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |