There is a popular mythological belief which has come down to people through the centuries that in a village Churu, Shakambhari Chahamana (Chauhan) king Ghangh Singh loved and married an apsara (nymph) on the condition that he would not visit her palace without prior information.
It is an ancient site famous for the ruins of old Shiva temple (10th century) located on the high hills of Aravali.