Mahabali
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Mahabali, also known as Bali, Indrasenan, or MÄveli, is a daitya king featured in Hinduism. He is the grandson of Prahlada, and a descendant of the sage Kashyapa. There are many versions of his legend, in ancient texts such as the Shatapatha Brahmana, Ramayana, Mahabharata, and several Puranas. According to Hindu literature, he was blessed to be one of the Chiranjivi, a group of seven immortals, by the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and reigns in the Sutaloka.
Mahabali serves Vamana, while a suspicious Shukra tries to stop him. Painting from Mankot, Jammu and Kashmir, c. 1700-25
Vamana avatar of Lord Vishnu stomps on Bali's head, and sends him to Patala
Prahlada
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Prahlada is an asura king in Hindu mythology. He is known for his staunch devotion to the preserver deity, Vishnu. He appears in the narrative of Narasimha, the lion avatara of Vishnu, who rescues Prahlada by killing his wicked father, Hiranyakashipu.
A mural of Prahlada in Srirangam Ranganathsvami Temple, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, showing him witness Narasimha killing both Hiranyakashipu and Sharabha.
Prahlada prays to Narasimha as Narasimha disembowels and kills Hiranyakashipu.
Prahlada shows his father that Vishnu exists everywhere