Hidimba came to the place where four of the Pandavas -Yudhisthir, Arjuna, Nakula , Sahadeva - and their mother Kunti were sleeping and they were being watched over by mighty Bhima.

Hidimba's duel with Bhima, where the former was killed, happened on this hill, and it is believed that the large boulders found on the hill were used during the duel. The impregnable fort.

But when Hidimba sees Bhima and witnesses his enormous strength and great courage in the fight with her brother, she falls in love with him. Even though he kills her brother, she wants to be with him.

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At this point, Bhima had fallen in love with Hidimba and wanted her hand in marriage. However, she declined by claiming that she couldn’t marry him until he’d kill Hidimb.

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