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This article is about a character from Mahabharata. For the Gupta ruler, see Ghatotkacha (Gupta Ruler).
Ghatotkacha
Ghatotkacha
A mughal depiction of Ghatotkacha (top) getting killed by Karna (top left).
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Spouse(s) Ahilawati
Children Barbarika
Ghatotkacha (Sanskrit: घटोत्कच Ghaṭōtkaca "Bald Pot") is an important character in the Mahabharata.[1] His name comes from his head, which was hairless (utkaca) and shaped like a ghatam.[2] Ghatotkacha was the son of the Pandava Bhima and the Rakshasi Hidimbi. His maternal parentage made him half-Rakshasa and gave him many magical powers such as the ability to fly, to increase or decrease his size and to become invisible. He was an important fighter from the Pandava side in the Kurukshetra war
