What is Kankhal Haridwar famous for?

Kankhal is the oldest sacred quarter of Haridwar and one of its Panch Tirth. It is famous as the site of Daksha’s yajna where Sati immolated herself, making the waters of Sati Kund especially powerful for Asthi Visarjan. The Daksh Mahadev Temple here has a goat-headed deity, consistent with the Shiva Purana account of Daksha’s resurrection. Kankhal is the primary location in Haridwar for Pind Daan, Tarpan, and Asthi Visarjan due to its Puranic associations with death transcendence.