Ghatotkacha
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Ghatotkacha is a character in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. His name comes from the fact that he was bald and his head was shaped like a ghatam, or a pot. He is the son of the Pandava Bhima and
Karna and Ghatotkacha engaged in war
Karna Attacks Ghatotkacha (text, recto; painting, verso), folio from a Razmnama (Book of War) series
Ghatotkacha as Javanese Wayang puppet in war attire
Gatotkaca temple in Central Java, Indonesia
Kurukshetra War
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The Kurukshetra War, also called the Mahabharata War, is a war described in the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata, arising from a dynastic struggle between two groups of cousins, the Kauravas and the Pandav
Ghatotkacha
…is the son of the Pandava Bhima and the rakshasi Hidimbi. As the head of one akshauhini army, he was an important fighter from the Pandava side in the Kurukshetra War and caused a great deal of destruction to the Kaurava army. Ghatotkacha killed many demons like Alambusha, Alayudha, and many gigantic asuras. He was…
c. 1700 watercolour from Mewar depicts the Pandava and Kaurava armies arrayed against each other.
Modern bronze sculpture of Chariot with Krishna and Arjuna during the Kurukshetra War
Krishna Pleads with Dhritarashtra to Avoid War
Krishna, and Arjuna on the chariot, 18th-19th century painting