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Sutala

The netherworld realm given to Bali after the dwarf's third stride, where Vishnu keeps his promise to stand at Bali's door. In the Raksha Bandhan tradition Lakshmi comes here on the full moon of Shravana to tie a thread on Bali's wrist and ask for her husband back.

Sources: Swaminarayan (Bhuj): Raksha Bandhan, the stories of Indrani and of Bali and Lakshmi; ISKCON Educational Services: Stories connected with Raksha Bandhan · see Sutala's web

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