▁history ▁of ▁it ▁exists . ▁Many ▁rock - cut ▁id ols , ▁shr ines , ▁and ▁Sh iva ▁L ing ams ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁within ▁the ▁valley ▁where ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁located . ▁While ▁many ▁histor ians ▁and ▁research ers ▁visited ▁the ▁location , ▁no ▁one ▁produced ▁accurate ▁historical ▁data ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁temple . ▁ ▁Fol kl ore ▁ ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁any ▁recorded ▁history ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁leg ends ▁and ▁fol kl ore . ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁belief , ▁the ▁temple ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁P and avas ▁in ▁one ▁night ▁while ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁Another ▁legend ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁temple ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁a ▁king ▁named ▁B indu . ▁Alternatively , ▁the ▁temple ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁by ▁lord ▁V ish w ak arma . ▁A ▁strange ▁symbol ▁ins cribed ▁outside ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁his ▁hand writing . ▁The ▁temple ▁was ▁shr oud ed ▁in ▁mystery . ▁In ▁the ▁old en ▁days , ▁its ▁central ▁room ▁hous ed ▁a ▁circular , ▁narrow ▁and ▁deep ▁res er voir ▁of ▁cold ▁water , ▁res emb ling ▁a ▁well . ▁This ▁formed ▁the ▁main ▁shr ine . ▁Many ▁id ols ▁were ▁kept ▁around ▁it . ▁A ▁s nake ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁dwell ▁inside ▁the ▁res er voir . ▁In ▁recent ▁times , ▁the ▁well ▁was ▁covered ▁with ▁flat ▁stones . ▁Later , ▁water ▁se ep ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁rocks , ▁suggesting ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁res er voir ▁under ne ath . ▁ ▁Geography