Dedicated to Goddesses Yamuna, this shrine was built by Maharani Guleria of Jaipur, in the late nineteenth century. The present structure however was reconstructed after the original was destroyed by an earthquake. At the entrance of the temple, there is a huge rock pillar, popularly known as Divya Shila, which is also highly revered by the people. To be precise, the origin of the sacred river, Yamuna, is from the Yamunotri Glacier in Saptarishi Kund. This glacial lake is located on Kalind Parbat at a height of about 4,421 m above sea level and lies a km ahead of the temple. To the west of the Kalind Parbat is Bandarpoonch, which divides the watershed of the Yamuna from that of River Ganga.

As per legends, Lord Hanuman came here after burning Ravan’s Lanka and extinguished the fire of his tail in the Yamuna River at Bandarpoonch. The peak gets its name from there only as Bander means monkey and Poonch means tail.

According to another legend, the ancient and highly respected Asit Muni resided in this serene hilly spot. He used to bathe in both Ganga and Yamuna but when he got old, he was not able to travel to Gangotri. Realizing his problem, a stream of Ganga started to flow beside that of Yamuna for his uninterrupted rituals.