Hidimbi

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Hiḍimbaa
Bheema and Hidimbaa, painting by Raja Ravi Varma
Affiliation	Rakshasa, Devi
Abode	Kamyaka Forest
Texts	Mahabharata
Genealogy
Siblings	Hidimba
Consort	Bhima
Children	Ghatotkacha

Hiḍimbaa (Sanskrit: हिडिम्बा, IAST: Hiḍimbā), or Hiḍimbi, is the rakshasi wife of the Pandava Bhima and the mother of Ghatotkacha in the Mahābhārata. She meets Bhima in the 9th sub-parva (Hidimva-vadha Parva) of the Adi Parva. She is also referred to as Bhuṭanadevī or Pallavī.