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Kalanemi
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<p>Kalanemi is an <a href="/facts/Asura/cC5nhAbW">asura</a> in <a href="/facts/Hindu_mythology/IcSsm5Aw">Hindu mythology</a>. He is the son of <a href="/facts/Virochana/3ojwD7w7">Virochana</a>, and the grandson of <a href="/facts/Prahlada/Qu1X6ywz">Prahlada</a>. He is slain by <a href="/facts/Vishnu/yzp3I6Db">Vishnu</a> in the <a href="/facts/Tarakamaya_War/NfY8e12S">Tarakamaya War</a>, in which he is described to be a commander. In one of his rebirths, in various traditions, he is born as <a href="/facts/Kamsa/HLeJNxuu">Kamsa</a>, the son of <a href="/facts/Ugrasena/6tDzB26l">Ugrasena</a>, and becomes the king of <a href="/facts/Mathura/ShS7I2c5">Mathura</a>. His nephew, <a href="/facts/Krishna/oQVtX5MI">Krishna</a>, an avatar of Vishnu, slays him for his tyranny. Kalanemi's daughter, <a href="/facts/Vrinda_(goddess)/pKywy5mL">Vrinda</a>, becomes <a href="/facts/Jalandhara/eKoYFApB">Jalandhara's</a> wife. </p>