Bageshwar district about 1,120 m
Baijnath Temple: Timings, Distance and Nearest Railway Station
Baijnath Temple is a temple group in Garur, in Bageshwar district, at about 1,120 m. It is 434 km by road from Delhi and 149 km from Kathgodam railway station, the nearest railway station. A 12th-century Shiva temple complex in the Garur valley, on the Gomti, at the old Katyuri capital; protected by the ASI and part of the Shiva Heritage Circuit.
Baijnath Temple at a glance
- Festival
- Pilgrims come at Shivratri and Makar Sankranti; the next are on 6 March 2027 and 15 January 2027.
- Height
- About 1,120 m
- From Delhi
- 434 km by road
- Railway station
- Kathgodam, 149 km
- Airport
- Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini), 141 km
Visiting Baijnath Temple
- One main Shiva temple and 17 smaller ones, among them Brahma, Ganesha, Parvati, Chandika, Kuber and Surya; Parvati's image in the main temple is of black stone. (uttarakhandtourism.gov.in, not shown)
- Baijnath was the old Kartikeyapura, where the Katyuris moved their capital from Joshimath around the 8th century; the main temple's spire is lost and its roof is a later tin shed. (asidehraduncircle.in, not shown)
Timings
- Opening hours and any ticket are not published by the ASI. (asidehraduncircle.in, not shown)
The festival
- Pilgrims come at Shivratri and Makar Sankranti; the next are on 6 March 2027 and 15 January 2027. (en.wikipedia.org, accessed 2026-10-22)
Before you go
- Nearby: Kot Bhramari Devi temple about 3 km away, Rudradhari waterfall and cave (a 2 km walk) and Pinnath temple (a 5 km walk). (uttarakhandtourism.gov.in, not shown)
Lately
- Under the Mandir Mala Mission, ₹13 crore was set aside to redevelop the complex; still a proposal. (indianmasterminds.com, 2025-08-06)
How to reach Baijnath Temple
By road, measured on OpenStreetMap.
| From | km |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 434 |
| Kathgodam railway station | 149 |
| Tanakpur railway station | 266 |
| Pantnagar airport | 187 |
| Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini) | 141 |
- 26 km from Bageshwar and 17 to 19 km from Kausani; Kathgodam station about 180 km and Pantnagar airport about 206 km. (uttarakhandtourism.gov.in, not shown)
The weather near Baijnath Temple now
At Kausani, 7 km away, at about 1,720 m; the temple is about 600 m lower, so a little warmer.
Kausaniabout 1,720 m
12°CClear
Now, 19:03 IST · wind 4 km/h
- Mostly clear13° 9°Dry
- Mostly clear20° 9°Dry
- Mostly clear20° 8°Dry
- Partly cloudy21° 8°Dry
- Clear20° 7°Dry
- Clear20° 6°Dry
- Clear21° 7°Dry
Forecast for about 1,720 m, updated . Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0); the daily figures are worked out by us.
Kausani weather: the next 24 hours, 10 days and every month.
The snow peaks from Baijnath Temple
From the temple's point the elevation model finds a clear line to these summits; mornings from October to March are clearest.
- Trishul, 7,120 m: 47.7 km to the north; about 900 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Nanda Kot, 6,861 m: 60.3 km to the north-east; just the summit.
- Maiktoli, 6,803 m: 47.6 km to the north-east; just the summit.
- Nanda Ghunti, 6,309 m: 50.1 km to the north; just the summit.
Questions about Baijnath Temple
Opening hours and any ticket are not published by the ASI. (Source: asidehraduncircle.in, not shown.) Times change on festival days; ask locally or on WhatsApp before a long drive.
434 km by road, measured on OpenStreetMap; by train, Kathgodam railway station is 149 km from the temple by road, and Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini) 141 km.
Pilgrims come at Shivratri and Makar Sankranti; the next are on 6 March 2027 and 15 January 2027.
On the elevation model, the temple's point has a clear line to Trishul (7,120 m, 47.7 km north), Nanda Kot (6,861 m, 60.3 km north-east), Maiktoli (6,803 m, 47.6 km north-east), Nanda Ghunti (6,309 m, 50.1 km north). Mornings from October to March are clearest.
How we made this page
Each fact about the temple names its source, checked 2026-10-21. The point is from OpenStreetMap way/484326259; the height and the peaks in view are worked out by us on the Copernicus DEM GLO-90; road distances come from OpenStreetMap through the OSRM router. If a timing or rule has changed, tell us on WhatsApp.
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