According to legends - After the great Mahabharat battle Pandavas felt guilty for the mascare, and to get free from the sins they needed Shiva blessings. But Shiva was not willing to give redemption for their bad work. And to hide from the Pandavas, Shiva transformed himself into a Bull and dive to the ground. But Bhima recognized the bull as none other than Shiva then he caught the bull with his tail and hind legs. The bull vanishes into the ground and reappears at five different places- Hump in the Kedarnath, two forelegs in the Tungnath, Nevil & stomach in the Madhy-Maheshwar, face at Rudranath and hair-lock in Kalpeshwar. Together these five places are called Panch Kedar.