Ganges India

The battle between the Gods (good) and Demons (evil) goes on forever.  Once the demon Bali due to his tapas or ascetic heat, acquired such power that he conquered Indra"s heaven and chaos prevailed in the heaven.  All the gods were greatly troubled and they implored Lord Vishnu to restore law and order. Lord Vishnu incarnated himself as a Brahmin dwarf Vamana and went to Bali seeking alms, as was the custom of Brahmins.  Bali gave him food, clothes, and many rich presents, but Vamana insisted that he wanted land.  Bali offered him many great and fertile lands; however, Vamana declared that he wanted only that land which he could measure by his three steps.  Bali thought that a dwarf could measure only a very small portion of the land with his three small steps, and thus accepted.  However, Vamana tricked Bali and started to increase his size.  So big his size became, that with his first step, he covered the entire earth and with his second step, he covered the entire heaven. ...