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 by Padmani,

In olden days, there were many demons like Hiranya Kashyap. The demons destroyed all the Ashrams and Yoga Kundams on the Earth. Without any Yagnas, the Devas became weak. They all prayed to Lord Vishnu to save them from the demons. Lord Vishnu instructed them to worship the Shivalinga in Mahakal forest. When the Devas reached Mahakal forest, The demons drove them away. Then they again went to Lord Vishnu and explained what had happened. Lord Vishnu instructed them to disguise themselves as Kapalik and go. They did as per Lord's advice and worshipped the Linga. During the pooja, a fire broke out from that Linga and it destroyed all the demons. Whoever worships this Linga will remain happy always. All his desires will be fulfilled and he will reach heaven.