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Kankhal, Haridwar, Uttarakhand · 29.9219°, 78.1458°
A Shaiva temple at Kankhal, about four km from Haridwar, raised in 1810 by Queen Dhankaur of the Landaura estate and rebuilt in 1962. The complex takes in a Das Mahavidya shrine, a Ganga temple and the Daksha Ghat on the river.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Hindu tradition places King Daksha's sacrifice here: slighted by his exclusion from it, Shiva's wife Sati threw herself into the fire, whereupon Shiva sent Virabhadra and Bhadrakali to behead Daksha, who was later restored to life with a goat's head.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Landaura estate
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