Kalki

Kalki is known as the last avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu, destined to be born in the village of Shambhala at the end of the Kali Yuga. He is prophesied to be born only at the very end of Kali Yuga — which began in 3102 BCE and lasts 432,000 years. That means he is expected to appear roughly 427,000 years from now, not anytime soon. Some traditions, however, symbolically place his birth “within this millennium,” but the mainstream Puranic timeline points far into the future and is also prophesied to be born as a weak baby, who was illegally fed Somalata, whom Lord Indra left before he descended to heaven. By being fed Somalata, he became immensely strong. He wasn't born an avatar; unlike other avatars, he earned it by killing a Pisacha leader. He then had a Urdhva Pundra (Vaishnava tilak) on his chest. Because of the true prophecy, he had to kill his asura brother Arjan, who was adopted by his father.

An artistic imagination of Lord Kalki

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