 It is most known for the Daksheswara Mahadev Temple, Maa Anandamoyi Ashram and numerous other ashrams and old houses with exquisite wall paintings built by Hindu pilgrims in the 19th century.Kankhal is mentioned in Mahabharata as follows,

"Here, O king, before thee is the "Kanakhala" range, the favourite resort of sages.