Varanasi - 2025 ACF Nationals

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An underground temple in this city is the residence of Kaal Bhairav, who serves as its kotwal. Wells in this city include one named for a “Trembling Sun” and another at a temple that is the (10[1])endpoint of this city’s Maha Shiva·ratri festival. (10[1])In this city, Rama’s name is chanted at the former residence of Tulsidas followed by the phrase “Naam Satya Hai (10[2])(“NAHM sutt-yuh HAY”)”; Rama is also celebrated during this city’s festival concerning (10[1])his reunion with Bharatha. After their ancestor (-5[1])Kallu stole an earring from Parvati, this city’s dom social class agreed to be eternal keepers of the flame. A site in this city called Dash·ashwa·medh is where Brahma sacrificed 10 horses in a yajna. This city’s Vishwa·nath Temple (10[1])is sacred (10[1])to Shiva (10[2])and resembles a series of steps. For 10 points, name this holy city, (10[2])whose 88 ghats (10[1])along (10[1])the (10[2])Ganges (10[4])are the site of mass cremations. ■END■ (10[5]0[1])

ANSWER: Varanasi (“vah-RAH-nuh-see”) [or Benares or Banaras or Banārasa; or Kashi or Kāśī] (The festival in the fourth line is Bharat Milap. The phrase “Ram Naam Satya Hai” is chanted during cremations.)

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Rohan Dalal	Georgia Tech	Iowa State	35	10
Yashwanth Bajji	Michigan	RIT	42	10
Jem Burch	Yale	Arizona State	62	10
Parth Jagtap	Toronto C	Minnesota	62	10
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Matthew Wang	British Columbia	Waterloo B	78	-5
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Biniam Alaro	Florida	Georgia State	119	10
Nitin Rao	Harvard	Chicago B	121	10
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Jacky Xu	Cornell A	Johns Hopkins	134	10
Ani Perumalla	Penn State	LSE	134	10
Sharath Narayan	Northwestern	Indiana	137	10
Charles Hang	WUSTL A	Toronto A	138	10
Swapnil Garg	UC Berkeley A	Columbia A	139	10
Yrwin Batan	MIT	Virginia Tech	139	10
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2025 ACF Nationals	Yes	24	100%	0%	4%	119.42