Once while coming back from Dehradun in a car, Shree Mataji told to Sahajayogis why Sahajayoga started from Kankhal area of Hardwar and not in proper Haridwar or even near Har-Ki-Pauri. Shree Mataji elaborated that she came to Haridwar when she was just 14 years old with her relatives and that one Acharya of Kankhal recognized her Divine powers even at that time.

Since the earliest identification of Shree Mataji happened in Kankhal, hence the Sahajayoga began from Kankhal area in Haridwar.