| 11. | Duryodhana sent the Rakshasa fighter Alamvusha to kill Iravan, and the latter was killed by the Rakshasa after a fierce fight.
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| 12. | Iravan first appears as a minor character in the Mahabharata as the son of Arjuna, the chief hero of the epic.
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| 13. | Thus Iravan finally reaches the battlefield of Kurukshetra to assist his father and Pandavas against their cousins and opponents, the Kauravas.
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| 14. | Then Iravan assumes the form of the serpent Shesha ( Ananta ), and his serpent army surrounds him to protect him.
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| 15. | Ulupi is said to have met and married Arjuna when he was in exile; she had a son with him, Iravan.
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| 16. | Alambusha attacks Iravan with a bow, but Iravan counters, breaking Alambusha's bow and slicing the giant into several pieces.
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| 17. | Alambusha attacks Iravan with a bow, but Iravan counters, breaking Alambusha's bow and slicing the giant into several pieces.
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| 18. | Lord Iravan is the tutelary deity of Pathukudi community . He is the son of legendary warrior Arjuna and the Naga princess Ulupi.
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| 19. | Ultimately, Alambusha kills Iravan by cutting off his head, though Iravan is later avenged when Ghatotkacha, his cousin, finally kills Alambusha.
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| 20. | Ultimately, Alambusha kills Iravan by cutting off his head, though Iravan is later avenged when Ghatotkacha, his cousin, finally kills Alambusha.
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