 The temple is mentioned in ancient religious texts like "Vishnu Purana" and "Skanda Purana".It is glorified in the "Divya Prabandha", an early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD.The temple is located in Garhwal hill tracks along the banks of the Alaknanda River in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.