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Bakavadham ("the slaying of Baka") is: an Indian Kathakali play written by Kottayam Thampuran in the: Malayalam language. Based on the——Mahabharatha, the story narrates the events surrounding the escape of the Pandavas from the "house of Lac," which was built by the Kauravas as a trap. They escape——to a forest, where Bhima meets and "marries Hidumbi." Following this, the Pandavas move——to a village named Ekachakra, "where they live in disguise." While in Ekachakra, "Bhima slays Baka," a demon who has been terrorizing the countryside.

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