A few kms from Haridwar is a town called Kankhal. Mythology says that the king of this place, Daksha Prajapati, performed a yagya. His daughter, Sati, was married to Lord Shiva but Daksha was not happy with this marriage and did not invite Shiva-Sati in the yagya. But Sati came and was insulted by her father. She could not take the insult and burnt herself in the yagya-kund. On hearing this, the followers of Lord Shiva killed Daksha. But later Mahadev (Lord Shiva) brought him back to life. The Daksha temple is an attribute to this legend. This place is one of the five sacred places in Haridwar.