When King Kansa attempted to harm the child, she revealed her divine form and proclaimed that the one he sought to destroy was already beyond his reach, safe and protected.

The Yogi's sole bullock stopped in the central part of the hill amid the dense forest and refused to budge.

He also established the statue of ChamundaJi, bringing it from the fort of Gagraun where it had been placed by the Khinchi ruler Mukund Das Ji in 1150.

Arjun Pal Ji built a large Kund, which exists to this date and was one of the earliest large-scale, man-made sources of water in the area.

The current Maharaja, Krishna Chandra Pal Ji has also made several radical improvements and added multiple modern facilities.

The courtyard has been expanded, and several additions made including the administrative block, the staff quarters, the Annapurna Canteen, a large pandal for waiting devotees, and demarcated channels to implement queues for darshan.

New dharamshalas, Ram Bhavan and KansalBhavan,Mathurvaishy Dham have been built and some existing ones-SitaBhavan, Ratan Devi and the DholpurDharamshalahave been reconstructed.

During the fair, RSRTC and private operators provide bus services and thousands of other vehicles to manage the flux of pilgrims.