Bali is a demon who is deceived by Vishnu into giving the deity three paces of land of his own in Hindu mythology.
- Because Vishnu has taken the appearance of a dwarf, Bali performs this without much thinking (vamana).
- When Vishnu receives the gift, he becomes very big and claims the whole cosmos, banishing Bali to the Patala underworld.
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