------------------------Diwali Balipratipada-------------------------------
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-----------------------The Legend of King Bali------------------------------
Another interesting Diwali legend is of King Bali. He was a generous ruler but also very ambitious. To propitiate the gods he performed a Yagna (fire sacrifice). His Yagna was so successful that even the gods were terrified to appear before him and grant him a boon in the fear that what he might ask something...
more... which is beyond their capacity. Some of the Gods pleaded Vishnu to check King Bali's power. Vishnu came to earth in the form of a dwarf dressed as priest.
When the priest reached King Bali's court, he asked him to ask for anything he wanted.