Sar Kanda Devi Temple (Devbhoomi-Uttarakhand)

6 Sar Kanda Devi Temple --- Sar Kanda Devi temple is situated at a elevation of 2756 meters near the kantal region in Uttarakhand  one can easily reach in here from dhanualti , This temple is  dedicated to Sati the wife of Lord Shiva ,  Sati was the the Daughter of Prajapati Dakhsa (The king of the deities) was unhappy of her daughter choice and he decided not to invite lord Shiva in "mahayagya" he was performing where all the other God /goddess been invited , on this sati was furious and she could not listen any more words against lord Shiva In a rage, Sati threw herself onto the fire, knowing that this would make the sacrifice impure. Because she was the all-powerful mother goddess, Sati left her body in that moment to be reborn as the goddess Parvati. Meanwhile, Shiva was stricken with grief and rage at the loss of his wife. He put Sati's body over his shoulder and began his tandava (dance of cosmic destruction) throughout the heavens, and vowed not to stop until the body was completely rotted away. The other Gods, afraid of their annihilation, implored Vishnu to pacify Shiva. Thus, wherever Shiva wandered while dancing, Vishnu followed. He sent his discus Sudarshana to destroy the corpse of Sati. Pieces of her body fell until Shiva was left without a body to carry. Seeing this, Shiva sat down to do Mahatapasya (great penance). Despite the similarity in name, scholars do not generally believe that this legend gave rise to the practice of sati, or widow burning. According to various myths and traditions, there are 51 pieces of Sati's body scattered across the Indian subcontinent. These places are called "Shakti Peethas "and are dedicated to various powerful goddesses. When Shiva was passing over this place on his way back to Kailash carrying Sati's body, her head fell at the spot where the modern temple of Surkhanda Devi stands and due to which the temple's got its name as sirkhanda which in the passage of time is now called surkanda. The Ganga Dusshera festival is celebrated every year between May and June and attracts a lot of people here,This is a temple which is situated among the trees of rounslii. It is covered with fog most of the time of the year.