Thousands of devotees would visit the ancient Shiva temple located in the Tapkeshwar on the occasion of Shiv Ratri. The linga of the temple located near the river Tamsa is considered to be more than 6500 years old. The head priest of temple Bharat Giri Maharaj said that lord Shiva appeared before the gods who undertook penance (Tapa) at this place. The teacher of Kauravs and Pandavas Acharya Drona and his son Ashwathama also worshiped at this place. legend had it that milk drops from the roof of the cave used to feed Ashwathama when he was a child. It is said that the milk disappeared with the onset of Kalyuga and now water percolates over the Shiv linga in the cave, hence the name Tapkeshwar.