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Ghatotkacha, a Rakshasa who fought on the side of the Pandavas, was the son of Bhima and the Rakshasi Hidimbi, who had fallen in love with the hero and warned him of danger from her brother. Bhima killed the evil Rakshasa Hidimba. Their son's name refers to his round bald head; ghata means 'pot' and utkacha means 'head' in Sanskrit. Ghatotkacha ...
Bakasura (Sanskrit: बकासुर, IAST: Bakasura), also rendered Baka, is a rakshasa featured in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The rakshasa lives in a forest which nowadays known as "Gangani" located near Garhbeta town of the Indian state of West Bengal. In exchange for protecting the kingdom from invaders, he terrorises its citizens ...
Rakshasa (Final Fantasy Brave Exvius) [1] Princess Iron Fan - A character from the Journey to the West with the nickname Rākṣasī (羅剎女) Rākṣasa (羅剎) is a game piece in several Japanese variants of shōgi; Rakshasa is mentioned in the movie World War Z as a fictional Hindi word for zombie.
In Hinduism, Kabandha (कबन्ध, Kabandha, lit. "headless torso") is a Rakshasa (demon) who is killed and freed from a curse by the god Rama – an Avatar of Vishnu – and his brother Lakshmana. Kabandha's legend appears in the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as in later Ramayana adaptations.
Daruka is the name of two major characters in Hindu mythology: Daruka (Sanskrit: दारुक, romanized: Dāruka) refers to the charioteer of the deity Krishna. Dārukā (Sanskrit: दारुका, romanized: Dārukā) refers to the name of a rakshasi.
In the Puranas and other texts of Hindu literature, the deity Krishna is attacked by asuras and rakshasas sent by his uncle Kamsa, as well as others he encounters and slays in his legends. Putana - A rakshasi who was sent by Kamsa to appear in the form of a beautiful woman to kill baby Krishna by breastfeeding his poison, but who was killed by ...
Jatasura (Sanskrit: जटासुर, romanized: Jaṭāsura) is a rakshasa in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He disguises himself as a Brahmin and attempts to abduct three of the Pandava brothers, Yudhishthira, Sahadeva, and Nakula, and their common wife, Draupadi. He is slain by Bhima. [1]
Simhika (Sanskrit: सिंहिका, romanized: Siṃhikā) is a rakshasi in Hinduism. She appears in the Ramayana , as a foe of the vanara , Hanuman , by whom she is slain. [ 1 ]