The enoromus banyan tree on the banks of the Shipra, has been visited with the same religious sancity as the Akshayvat in Prayag and Gaya, Vanshivat of Vrindaban and the Panenavata of Nasik.
Thousands of pilgrims take a dip in the Shipra from the bathing Ghat built there. According to one tradition, Devi Parvati is believed to performed her penance here. It used to be a plase of worship for the followers of the Natha Sect. One legend has it that some Mughal rulers had cut off the Banyan tree and coverd the site with iron sheets to prevent its root from growing. But the tree pierced the sheets and grew and flourished.
The little village of Bhairogarh near Siddhavat is famous for its tie-and-die printing for centuries. In the ancient times, when trade with other countries flourished, exquisitely printed cloth from Bhairogarh used to find its way to Rome and China.
