The hill is covered with clouds in rainy seasons and waterfalls and small streams are visible from July–September.

In order to impress the Lord of Destruction, the king performed intense penance for several thousand years and sung songs in praise of him.

Ravana, however, wished for the Lord to accompany him to Lanka, stunning all the other Hindu gods and goddesses.

The perplexed King, recalling Shiva's condition, tries to search for any signs of life which could for the time being hold the lingam but failed.

Lastly, he turned into a giant to have a wider view of the area and saw a young boy in the fields of Deoghar with his cattle and requested for help.

The boy, who was in fact a carnation of Lord Vishnu, agreed but only on the condition of Ravana coming back to take the possession of the Linga after 3 calls.

[citation needed] There are three peaks of the Trikut Hill named after the three Hindu Gods, Bramha, Vishnu and Shiva.

[5] The operator, which was made to pay ₹25 lakh (US$29,000 or £24,000) ex-gratia to the kin of those deceased shortly after the accident, was later fined ₹9 crore (US$1.0 million or £850,000).