Kankhal

Four km away from the Hardwar railway station is Kankhal, an extremely ancient place. Even during the 19th century, Kankhal, now turned into a village with an ancient temple, used to be a bigger city or town than Haridwar. Kankhal holds high importance, historically as well as mythologically. Related umbilically with Shiva and Sati, Kankhal is must see place in Haridwar. Daksha Mahadev Temple and Sati Kund are prime attractions here.

As the legend goes, King Daksha lived at Kankhal. He had many daughters and one of them named Sati married Lord Shiva, against her father's wish and went away to live in Kailash, the home of Shiva. King Daksha performed a Yajna to which all his daughters and sons-in-law were invited, but not Sati and Shiva. Sati, however, came. Daksha, in a it of anger, abused Shiva. Unable to bear it, Sati jumped into the sacrificial fire and died. The news reached Shiva. Raging with fury, he plucked a lock of his hair and threw it down. A host of supernatural creatures sprang into existence. They marched to Kankhal and destroyed everything. Later Shiva arrived on the scene and lifted the body of Safi. For long he roamed about unmindful of everything, with Sati's body on his shoulder. Atlast Vishnu used his Chakra and cut the body into pieces. They fell at different places all over India making the places immensely holy. Daksha Mahadev Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Sati Kund is the spot where the sacrificial fire had been lit in which Sati threw herself.

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