Champawat district about 1,660 m
Baleshwar Temple: Timings, Distance, Nearest Station
Baleshwar Temple is a temple in Champawat, in Champawat district, at about 1,660 m. It is 406 km by road from Delhi and 74 km from Tanakpur railway station, the nearest railway station. A group of stone temples in Champawat town to Baleshwar (Shiva), Ratneshwar and Champawati Durga, built by the early Chand kings, with fine carving on the ceilings.
Baleshwar Temple at a glance
- Festival
- Mahashivratri brings a crowded fair to the temple compound; the next falls on 6 March 2027.
- Height
- About 1,660 m
- From Delhi
- 406 km by road
- Railway station
- Tanakpur, 74 km
- Airport
- Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini), 78 km
Visiting Baleshwar Temple
- The ASI dates the group to the 14th century: two main temples, each with a double sanctum and joined mandapas, with many stone images still on site. (asidehraduncircle.in, not shown)
- Centrally protected since 13 October 1916, together with the Kotwali Chabutra and the naula (covered spring) on the temple's south side. (asidehraduncircle.in, not shown)
- Believed to have been begun by Garud Gyan Chand around 1390; Uday Chand began rebuilding it in 1420, and Hari Chand finished it, by a copperplate of 1423. (en.wikipedia.org, revision of 2026-10-18)
Timings
- Opening hours are not published by any official source. (champawat.nic.in, last updated 2018-06-12)
The festival
- Mahashivratri brings a crowded fair to the temple compound; the next falls on 6 March 2027. (en.wikipedia.org, revision of 2026-10-18)
- On the Mondays of Sawan devotees offer water at Baleshwar and the other Shiva temples of the district. (newsonair.gov.in, 2025-08-04)
How to reach Baleshwar Temple
By road, measured on OpenStreetMap.
| From | km |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 406 |
| Kathgodam railway station | 173 |
| Tanakpur railway station | 74 |
| Pantnagar airport | 169 |
| Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini) | 78 |
- In Champawat town, the old Chand capital: 76 km from Pithoragarh and 14 km from Lohaghat; Tanakpur railway station 75 km and Pantnagar airport 170 km (district figures). (champawat.nic.in, last updated 2019-05-28)
- A helicopter has flown Champawat to Haldwani since February 2024, morning and evening; bad weather can cancel it, as on 2 and 3 May 2026. (amarujala.com, 2026-05-03)
The weather near Baleshwar Temple now
At Champawat, beside the temple, at 1,610 m; the temple is at about the same height.
Champawat1,610 m
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Now, 19:03 IST · wind 5 km/h
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- Mostly clear19° 11°Dry
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Forecast for 1,610 m, updated . Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0); the daily figures are worked out by us.
Champawat weather: the next 24 hours, 10 days and every month.
The snow peaks from Baleshwar Temple
From the temple's point the elevation model finds a clear line to these summits; mornings from October to March are clearest.
- Api (Nepal), 7,132 m: 110 km to the north-east; about 900 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Nampa (Nepal), 6,755 m: 114.7 km to the north-east; about 1,000 m of it over the nearer hills.
Questions about Baleshwar Temple
Opening hours are not published by any official source. (Source: champawat.nic.in, last updated 2018-06-12.) Times change on festival days; ask locally or on WhatsApp before a long drive.
406 km by road, measured on OpenStreetMap; by train, Tanakpur railway station is 74 km from the temple by road, and Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini) 78 km.
Mahashivratri brings a crowded fair to the temple compound; the next falls on 6 March 2027. On the Mondays of Sawan devotees offer water at Baleshwar and the other Shiva temples of the district.
On the elevation model, the temple's point has a clear line to Api (Nepal) (7,132 m, 110 km north-east), Nampa (Nepal) (6,755 m, 114.7 km north-east). 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 Google Maps and OpenStreetMap node/10933671468 (they agree); 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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