According to local people, Kanchani Mahal was a seven storeyed palace constructed by a king to his concubine (known as Kanchani in Hindi) to provide a safe place for her and to protect her from public humiliation. From the top of the seventh storey, she was able to see the temple and lighthouse in the village without needing to travel to the temple directly. She is said to have committed suicide from the seventh storey since she was often ridiculed by the public that her palace is on a higher level than the temple in the village. The building was constructed using a cementing material made of cowdung, which provided natural insulation from heat and cold. Today only two storeys remain and the rest of the building is deteriorated. The palace is estimated to be roughly 400 years old by the local people of Mehkar.
