Chitai Golu Devta Temple: Timings, Distance, Nearest Station

Visiting Chitai Golu Devta Temple

• One story says a Chand commander built it in the 12th century, with no proof. The present form looks 19th century, and no official builder record is known. (etvbharat.com, 2023-08-31)

Timings

• Opening hours are not published by any official source. (almora.nic.in, last updated 2018-04-13)

Before you go

• Visitors write petitions, often on ₹50/₹100/₹500 stamp paper, and hang them. When a wish is granted they come back and hang a brass bell. (indialegallive.com, 2016-09-05)
• Petitions are marked with vermilion and tied with red thread. Bells are promised by weight and paid for after the wish comes true. (sahapedia.org, not shown)
• Shops near the temple sell bells from about ₹300 to ₹30,000. (etvbharat.com, 2023-08-31)
• A wide bell-lined walkway leads to a small sanctum, often with a slow queue. Locals warn about monkeys. (inditales.com, 2019-12-18)

Lately

• The Chief Minister said the temple is being developed under the Manaskhand Mandir Mala Mission and will be linked to a 'Golu Circuit'. No works or dates given. (punjabkesari.com, 2026-09-23)

How to reach Chitai Golu Devta Temple

By road, measured on OpenStreetMap: 6 km from Almora.

• About 8 km from Almora (district site); Wikipedia says about 10 km, and 4 km from the Binsar sanctuary main gate. (almora.nic.in, last updated 2018-04-13)
• The temple stands beside NH309B, the Almora–Pithoragarh road, at Chitai. (openstreetmap.org, accessed 2026-10-22)
• Kathgodam is the nearest railway station, about 90 km. (almora.nic.in, last updated 2018-04-13)

The weather near Chitai Golu Devta Temple now

At Almora, 4 km away, at 1,642 m; the temple is at about the same height.

Almora weather: the next 24 hours, 10 days and every month.

The snow peaks from Chitai Golu Devta Temple

From the temple's point the elevation model finds a clear line to these summits; mornings from October to March are clearest.

• Nanda Devi, 7,816 m: 88.1 km to the north; about 800 m of it over the nearer hills.
• Kamet, 7,756 m: 145.3 km to the north; about 900 m of it over the nearer hills.
• Nanda Devi East, 7,434 m: 88 km to the north; about 700 m of it over the nearer hills.
• Trishul, 7,120 m: 77.7 km to the north; about 700 m of it over the nearer hills.
• Panchachuli, 6,904 m: 96.5 km to the north-east; about 1,800 m of it over the nearer hills.
• Maiktoli, 6,803 m: 74.8 km to the north; about 1,000 m of it over the nearer hills.
• Nanda Ghunti, 6,309 m: 81.5 km to the north; about 1,300 m of it over the nearer hills.

Where to stay near Chitai Golu Devta Temple

• Ramashraya homestayhomestay, 1.6 km away
• Kurmanchal Village by THE GHAURcottage stay, 1.8 km away
• Peak Pine cottage - Two-Bedroom Villacottage stay, 2 km away
• Ayush Guest House and home stayhomestay, 2.6 km away
• Nivedita Home Stayhomestay, 2.6 km away
• Shantiniketanhomestay, 2.7 km away
• The Mountain Paradise Resortresort, 2.7 km away
• Dev Home Stay Almorahomestay, 2.8 km away