At the request of Sage Munjikesa Karkodaka, Shiva reached the place. Kali challenged Shiva for a dance and said that she would give her right in the place to the Lord if He won. The dance began. Shiva dropped his ear ring on the ground, picked it by the toe of His left leg and fixed it back on his ear in the dance. Kali accepted her defeat and said that she could not do such a marvelous dance. Lord Shiva said that He alone was equal to Her and said further that those coming to worship him here, should worship her first to reap the full benefit of the worship. Since then, Kali has her own temple to grace the devotees.