6,000-Year-Old Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple: Milk Dripped from Cave, Mahabharata Link

• Dehradun's ancient Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple is believed to be 6,000 years old with ties to the Mahabharata period.
• Guru Dron, the Pandavas' teacher, performed 12 years of penance here, where a self-manifested Shivling was found in a cave.
• Legend says milk naturally dripped from the cave roof onto the Shivling, giving it the name Tapkeshwar ('dripping god').
• Bharat Giri Maharaj, chief priest, states Dronacharya's son Ashwatthama was born here, and Mahadev provided milk for him.
• Today, water drips onto the Shivling, and devotees flock during Shivratri, Sawan, and every Monday; located 7 km from Dehradun's Ghantaghar.