This holy place is famous for the temple of Kapil Muni, the great saint who was believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Gangasagar has a very interesting mythological story to narrate. King Sagar wanted to conquer the entire universe and Awajoha yagna was organised by him. Seeing him conquer the universe, Lord Vishnu got sacred and he steals one of the strongest horses and hides him in Kapil Muni's ashram. In return of which 60000 sons of King Sagar distressed Kapil Muni when he was deep in meditation. This made Kapil Muni angry and in consequence, he cursed all of them with death. The only heir left was Bhagirath, the grandson of King Sagar. He requests Kapil Muni to take away the curse but Kapil Muni said if he washed the dead bodies of his ancestors with the holy water of the Ganges River then they will be blessed with salvation. He meditated and requested the deity Ganges and then travelling from Rishikesh, Haridwar it entered West Bengal.