Daksh Prajapati Mandir:Kankhal

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Daksha Prajpati Mandir

Kankhal


Haridwar is one of the most ancient cities in the world. Its original name was Mayapuri and it is mentioned in all our ancient Vedas and Puranas. The small town of Kankhal is very close to Haridwar and it has a beautiful temple to Shiva which is known as the Daksha Prajapati Mandir. The temple itself is not that old but the yajnashala or place where yajnas (fire sacrifices) are conducted is very old and it has been confirmed as the place in which the original Sati gave up her life for the sake of her husband who had been insulted by her father. Kankhal is the place where Sati's father who was one of the patriarchs of the ancient world had his capital and performed a famous yajna or sacrifice many hundreds of years ago. This yajna was obviously a very important one since it is mentioned in all our Puranas.


Sati Yajnashala at Daksha Prajpati Mandir




Daksha Prajpati Mandir



Ancient Banyan at Sati Yajnashala at Daksha Prajpati Mandir


The present temple of Daksha Prajapati was the one where Sati gave up her life.



Shiva's Grief



Graveyard of Sati's





Source: http://www.vanamaliashram.org/Sati.html

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Originally posted by: -Asmi-

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it's indeed a long post,.will cmnt after reading!

Oh yes 😕,sorry it has become really long!!Thanks for mentioning😊
Ok,I will remove those things which are already known to everyone and keep only the pictures.And the link is also there so those who want to read the whole thing can always go there and read it😊
thankyou.

Gosh..feels terrible to even see😭..I mean feels sad I mean..thank you so much yaar..This I never saw or knew ..So sweet of you..👏

i had read the article long time back...

oh this is very interesting..never knew abt this before
thanks for the share

I have been to that temple where Sati gave up her life and the Sati Kund, but now I wish I could go there and see it once more

Originally posted by: ratilal22192

I have been to that temple where Sati gave up her life and the Sati Kund, but now I wish I could go there and see it once more

Originally posted by: shruti.nil

how was the place?i heard it is pretty haunting!

yea it is, when you think about what happened there it was pretty intense...
cuz you walk thru the temple and they tell you what happened in each spot, out of the whole temple I still have a mental image of the place where Sati jumped into the havan,