The walls of the Markandeshwar Mahadev temple carry a scene depicting Lord Shiva saving Rishi Markandeya from Yamraj, the Hindu God of death.
The messengers of Yama, the God of death were unable to take away his life because of his great devotion and continual worship of Shiva.
After defeating Yama in battle to the point of death, Shiva then revived him, under the condition that the young Markandeya would live forever.
The Markandeshwar Mahadev temple is supposed to be the place where the young Markandeya was praying to Shiva in order to win over his destiny.
The temple can be reached very easily and it is located 20 kilometers south of Ambala on the Ambala-Delhi section of the famous Grand Trunk Road.