Legend has it that the daughter of a Maharaja of Kota was
married to a boy in the village in Uttarkashi. The princess was unhappy as she
was not able to worship Goddess Kuteti. The young couple prayed to the Goddess.
She once appeared in the dream of them and said that she will be ever present
in Uttarkashi. As her symbol, She told them that She will find three murtis of
her in a field nearby.
The current temple is located at the exact spot where the
murtis were found.
The annual fair attracts Goddess Shakti devotees from the
region.