Ghatotkacha

Ghatotkacha (Sanskrit: घटोत्कच, IAST: Ghaṭotkaca; lit.'Bald Pot') is a character in the ancient Indian epicMahabharata. His name comes from the fact that he was bald (utkacha) and his head was shaped like a ghatam, or a pot. He is the son of the PandavaBhima and the rakshasiHidimbi.

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 specifically called out as the warrior who forced Karna to use his vasavi shakti weapon, and courted a hero’s death in the great war.