Bhimgoda Kund is said to have been created by Bhima, one of the Pandava brothers from the Mahabharata, by a blow of his knee. It is about half a km upstream from Hari-ki-Pauri Ghat, just off the road on the way to Sapta Rishi Ashram.
About half a km further north is Sapta Rishi Ashram. It is about 6km north of Haridwar, on the banks of the Ganges. At this place, the Ganges is said to have divided to avoid displeasing the seven rishis (yogis) meditating there.
The Pareshwar Mahadev Temple is four km south of Haridwar. The Siva-linga in the temple is said to be made of mercury.
Nearby Places
Kankhal
Kankhal is said to have been the capital of Prajapati Daksha. It is about 4 km south of the Haridwar railway station. To explain the story in brief, Sati's father Daksha, son of Brahma, did not like Sati's husband, Shiva. So when Daksha had his huge Yajna ritual, he did not want Shiva to be there. When Daksha had entered the arena, all sages stood in respect except Brahma and Shiva, which offended Daksha. So Daksha cursed Shiva to not partake in the rituals. Thereafter, Daksha and Shiva both left the arena
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Afterwards, Daksha did not invite Shiva to the next Yajna ritual, but Sati still wanted to go, even against the advice of Shiva. After arriving, she underwent insults by her father, Daksha, toward her because of being married to Shiva. So she self-immolated herself in fire. After Shiva heard about this, he became extremely angry and created a huge black demon, Virabhadra, and sent alongwith him his followers to fight and destroy Daksha's ritual. This Virabhadra finally cut off Daksha's head and threw it into the fire. When Shiva came and gathered Sati's body, he was grief stricken and carried her body wherever he went. To relieve Shiva's grief, Lord Vishnu cut Sati's body into pieces with His chakra and wherever they dropped became Shakti-piths, or places of power where people go to worship Shakti, or Durga. The Daksha Mahadeva Mandir is said to mark the place where the fire of Daksha's Vedic ritual was located.
The Dakseswara Mahadeva Siva Temple (also called Daksha Prajapati Temple) is said to have been built in commemoration of Lord Siva coming to this place to help Sati.
The little pit in the Daksha Mahadeva Mandir is said to be where Daksha had his original sacrificial fire. Next to this temple on the bank of the Ganges is Daksha Ghat.
Sati Kund on Kankhal Jwalapur Road is said to mark the spot where Sati actually burnt herself.
