Vamana

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Vamana is the 5th avatar of Vishnu, who has a human form. Some traditions also say that Vamana was an avatar of Ganesh. Vamana was the first human avatar. He is also known as Upendra. His parents are Aditi and KashyapaVamana'a symbol is a wodden umbella. Vamana taught King Mahabali that arrogance and pride should be abandoned if any advancement in life is to be made, and that wealth should never be taken for granted since it can so easily be taken away. Vamana then took on the form of Mahavishnu. He is supposed to return every year to earth to make sure that his people are prosperous [successful]. __Vamana’s Myth __ Bali created a perfect kingdom [Utopia] other gods don’t like that, Indra was really upset. The other gods were threatened because if the people were happy all the time and they didn’t need anything the people wouldn’t pray to the gods anymore. Indra’s mother is Aditi, who prays to Vishnu. Vishnu gave Aditi Vamana, the dwarf avatar. Vamana went to visit Bali. Bali tells Vamana he can have three steps of his land. Soon after Vamana turns into a giant, his first step covers the earth. He takes his third step and it covers the sky [the heavens]. He has one more step to take but the only place to step is on Bali’s head sending him into the underworld.Vamana allows Bali to return to earth one day a year. And also according to the Adhatya Ramayana, It is also said that Vamana is the guard of the gate of Bali Maharaja's planet Sutala and will stay like that forever. Tulsidas' Ramayana also says that Vamana became the "dwarpal" (gate-defender) of Bali. Krishna in the Sri Rupa Gosvamis Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhuh says that Mahabali came to him or attained him.

=__ Temples __ = Vamana Temples:

    Vamana and Ulagalantha Perumal Temple in Tirukoilur, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu
 * Thrikakkare [Thrikakkare Temple], Cochin, Kerela.
 * Kanchipuram near the Kamakshi temple.
 * Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
 * Vamana and Ulagalantha Perumal temple in

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Festival __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #347bf9; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">Vamana’s festival is called “//Onam”// Onam is the biggest festival in the South Indian state of Kerala. It falls during the first month of Malayalee calander which is Chingam (August–September) and celebrates Vamana. The festival lasts for ten days. Wreaths of flowers, food, Snake Boat races and the Kaikottikali dance are all a part of the festival. For this festival, people wear new clothes. Men wear a shirt and mundu, a skirt-like bottom, and women wear mundu and a gold top called a nariathu. Girls wear a skirt called Pavada, and a blouse. Onam is the harvest festival in Kerala.