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The legend of this immensely popular Krishna temple can be traced
back to the medieval Mahabharat where, Barbareek the son of great
Pandav brother Bhim and Nag Kanya (snake princess)
displayed his great warrior skills that pleased Lord Shiva who
endowed his blessings in the form of Teen Ban (three arrows) and
Agni Dev (fire god ) gave him a bow, so that he could conquer all
the three worlds. In order to watch the famous war of Mahabharat he
sat towards the battle field and in between his tryst with a Lord
Krishna in disguise become a vital part of the history and thus the
incarnation of KHATU SHYAMJI. The lord asked the young Barbareek to
sacrifice his head for charity, because otherwise the victory of
pandavas would not be possible since he possessed the Teen Bans. The
boy maintained his promise of Sheesh Dan as a
 true
Kshatriya but at the same time wished to watch the war and his wish
was granted. Later on, his head was buried in Khatu where the king
had a dream and was inspired to construct a temple and place the
head in a religious manner. Till this date his devotees are blessed
by just pronouncing his name from the bottom of their heart with
true Samarpan. The devotees from all around the world visit this
pilgrimage temple at the time of the mela in the Kartik month. Their
devotion and belief simply pours from their conscious belief. The
temple today is run by trust and the offerings of the devotees is
for the Kripa which the god bestows on his devotees.
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