Through the west of Dehradun, flows the river Tamas or Tons. Legend says that during the Dwaparyug, it was surrounded by thick forests, traversed through a deep gorge, and that on its banks the warrior-sage Dhronacharya meditated. That it why this cave- temple is called Drona Gupha.
A remarkable feature of this cave-temple is the natural formation of two Shivlings-including the one Dhronacharya worshiped. It has a fascinating story.
Since Drona was poor, his wife could not give their son Aswathama any milk to drink. Instead, to console him, she told the tale of Upamanyu whom Shiva appeared and who led a veru joyous, meaningful life thereafter. This boy was so impressed that for next Six months he penanced standing on one leg on the bank of the Tamas and worshipped the lord. Pleased with his devotion, Shiva granted him the boons of eternal youth, immortality and great fame. Further, he directed the young lad to drink the nectar-like milk, which would now flow out of a Shivling in order to retain his youth. Folklore also tells us that when later a priest drank the milk it turned to water which is what we see today.
The temple was originally called Tapkeshwar, and Tapkeshwar is a distortion of the same. The structure is considered one of the 'Siddha Piths', mentioned in the Skanda Puran.
It is situated at Garhi Village(Cantonment Area) at a distance of 5 Kilometers from Dehradun City.
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