Gatot kaca

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Gatotkaca (Sanskrit: घटोत्कच; Ghattotkacha) is a character in the epic Mahabharata, known as the son Bimasena or Wrekodara of the Pandavas. His mother named Hidimbi(Harimbi) derived from the rakshasa, so he was told to have extraordinary powers. In thegreat battle of Kurukshetra he killed many Kaurava ally before he died at the hands ofKarna.

In Indonesia, Gatotkaca become a very popular puppet characters. For example, inJavanese puppet he was known by spelling Gatutkaca (Javanese: Gathutkaca).Extraordinary miracle is told, among others were able to fly in space without using thewings, and famous with the nickname "otot kawat tulang besi"or in english mean "muscle wire iron bones" .