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VALI, THE VALIANT
The messenger travelled with the speed of wind and arrived at a garden outside the city of Kishkindha. The messenger stood in the garden for a while watching the fascinating city of Kishkindha. The extraordinary grandeur and colourfulness of the city made him oblivious of himself for a while. If the holy flags kept waving over the magnificent Jin temples here and there, in the temple people were worshipping the lord ringing holy bells. The melodious voices of students and devotees reciting or reading holy hymns were cleansing and sanctifying the atmosphere. Countless citizens were seen moving about on the roads paved with marble carrying out their daily activities. All the mansions and roads of Kishkindha looked cheerful and colourful in the garments of incomparable prosperity, boundless felicity and bubbling youthfulness. The messenger spent sometime watching the city with fascination; and then he proceeded to the Royal court. Wherever he passed, he heard people wholeheartedly praising and admiring Vali. Wherever he went, he heard people narrating stories of Vali's valour and virtues. He heard countless stories of his astounding valour, exceptional virtues and his unexampled abilities as a warrior and ruler. All people were heartily praising Vali's invincible courage, unflinching faith in the Paramatma and his tremendous heroism. Everywhere, everyone said the same thing:
May our King Vali be always victorious!
May our King Vali be always glorious!
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