Vamana

Saying so, he asked Vamana to measure the desired three feet of land.

Vamana smiled and said: "You need not give me anything great.

Vamana grew in size until he towered above the heavens.

The King is however a man of his word and offers the gift to Vamana.

Then Vamana intervened and in the sacrifice asked for 3 strides of land.

Vamana's shoulder struck Jambavan and he was injured which limited his mobility.

She soon changed her mind and decided to kill Vamana, after he acquired all possessions of Bali.

Chikura's wife was the daughter of a Naga named Vamana.

Vamana asked for three paces of land.

Vishnu took the form of a dwarf Vamana.

The Vamana Purana notes it as a sacred pilgrimage site.

Mahabali requested Vamana to place the final step on his head as the third step of land, for he had no other left.

Their son in that birth was Vamana.

In deference, the king offered his head as the third place for Vamana to place his foot.

Some traditions also hold that Vamana was an avatar of Ganesha.

There is the story of Vishnu incarnated as Vamana the dwarf.

Story can be found in the Vamana Purana.

On their request, Shiva destroyed Vamana and used his back bone as a weapon.

Vamana did so and in doing so, sent him down to Sutala, the heaven-like underworld.

Some texts also report that Vamana did not step into the netherworld, and instead gave its rule to Bali.

In giant form, Vamana is known as Trivikrama.

He asked the dwarf what he wished, and Vamana replied that he wanted three feet of land.

Pretend- ing to honor the demon king of the triple world, Vamana begged to be allowed one small favor.

The temple houses the main deity Lord Vamana.

The gods appealed to Vishnu for protection and he descended as the dwarf Vamana.