<p><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);">Champawat is believed to be the place where the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurmavtar">Kurmavtar</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);"> (the turtle incarnation of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Vishnu">Lord Vishnu</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);">) took place. These days there is a temple called Kranteshwar Mandir, which is dedicated to lord Shiva. It is also believed that the head of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghatotkacha">Ghatotkacha</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);"> (son of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhima">Bhima</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);"> and the Rakshasi </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidimbi">Hidimbi</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);"> ) fell here after he died in the battle of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);">. The Gahtku Mandir is the temple dedicated to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghatotkacha">Ghatotkacha</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);">. There is a famous temple called the Shani Mandir (or Manokamna Purn Mandir Kaula) in the village of Maurari</span></p>