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Mansa Devi Temple
The Mansa Devi Temple is worth visiting for the view of
the city of Haridwar. This temple is set on the
southernmost hill of the Siwaliks and can be reached by
chairlift.
Kankhal
Kankhal is situated about 3 km from Haridwar. Kankhal is
the place where the Sati, the Lord Shiva's wife is
believed to have burnt herself to death because her
father Daksha’s failed to invite Siva to a yagna. Sati,
in anger, burnt herself to death. When Siva learned that
Sati had killed herself, he took up her body and danced
in grief, troubling the world with his dance and his
tears until the gods cut the corpse into pieces. When
the yoni fell, Siva took the form of a linga, and peace
was re-established in the universe. There is the temple
of Daksehwara in the Kankhal. |
