Bali Padyami Puja is celebrated on the fourth day during Diwali festival. In 2021, Bali Padyami date is November 5.
It is observed on the day after Deepavali Amavasya. Maha Bali, the King of Pathala loka (netherworld), is worshipped on this day. He was given a boon by Lord Vishnu to visit the earth once a year.
Kannada and Marathi people celebrate Balindra Puja to mark his arrival to the earth whereas Kerala people celebrate Bali Puja during Onam festival observed in Shravan month.
In some places, it is also celebrated as Vamana Jayanthi. Bali Chakravarthi had observed 99 sacrifices and about to perform his 100th Yagna. If he does that, he becomes Indra.
As per several sacred texts of Hinduism, Indra, Yama, Brahma and some other devas have posts. Indra is a post and the God who takes up the post is called Devendra. Thus, to avoid Bali to sit in the position of Devendra, Lord Vishnu was incarnated as Lord Vamana and banished Maha Bali into the netherworld.
How to perform Bali Chakravarthy puja?My Grandma used to make a fort with cow dung and soldiers .I do not know if there are any mantras .I would like to continue this family tradition but nobody knows