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Facts about Bali Hindu Demon King
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Onam, the major harvest festival of Kerala, celebrates the annual return of Bali to visit his kingdom and people.
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A central element of Bali's myth is the Trivikrama episode, in which Vamana takes three cosmic strides to reclaim the three worlds from the demon king's rule.
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The story of Bali appears in the Vamana Purana and the Bhagavata Purana, where he rules the three worlds before being pushed into the netherworld.
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Despite being a demon king, Bali is revered in Hindu tradition as a generous and dharmic ruler who was granted sovereignty over the underworld by Vishnu.
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In Hindu mythology, Bali is a virtuous demon king whose devotion was so great that Vishnu incarnated as the dwarf Vamana to subdue him.