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Festivals
A god was losing a battle he could not afford to lose. What saved him was not a weapon, but a piece of cotton thread tied by his wife.
Long ago, the gods and the demons fought a war. It was not a short war. It dragged on for years. Neither side could break the other. Whole ages seemed to pass with neither camp gaining real ground.
Indra, king of the gods, led the fight for the devas. Against him stood Bali, a demon king of huge power. Bali's will could not be shaken. He had built his strength through long penance and old boons, and no ordinary blow could touch it.
The rest of this story, read aloud, and a new one every day.