Kalki

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Kalki is the awaited avatar of Vishnu prophesied in the Hindu Garuda Purana. (Not to be confused with the Hindu goddess Kali)

Kalki is described in the Puranas as the avatar who rejuvenates existence by ending the darkest and destructive period to remove adharma (unrighteousness) and ushering in the Satya Yuga, while riding a white horse with a fiery sword.[2] The description and details of Kalki are different among various Puranas. Kalki is also found in Buddhist texts, for example the Kalachakra-Tantra of Tibetan Buddhism.[13][14][15]

Kalki is described in the Puranas as the avatar who rejuvenates existence by ending the darkest and destructive period to remove adharma (unrighteousness) and ushering in the Satya Yuga, while riding a white horse with a fiery sword.[2] The description and details of Kalki are different among various Puranas. Kalki is also found in Buddhist texts, for example the Kalachakra-Tantra of Tibetan Buddhism.[13][14][15]

In the Kalki Purana, Kalki is born into the family of Kushma and Madan, in a village called Sammu on the thirteenth day during the fortnight of the waxing moon. Kalki Avatar will be born in 2005