Almora district about 2,230 m
Dunagiri Temple: Timings, Distance and Nearest Railway Station
Dunagiri Temple is a temple 14 km by road from Dwarahat, in Almora district, at about 2,230 m. It is 413 km by road from Delhi and 126 km from Kathgodam railway station, the nearest railway station. A Shakti temple of Dunagiri Devi in Dwarahat block, Almora, described in the Skanda Purana's Manas Khand.
Dunagiri Temple at a glance
- Festival
- Navratri is the main time: on Ashtami of Sharad Navratri 2026 long queues formed from early morning. Chaitra Navratri 2027 runs 7 to 15 April, with Ashtami on 14 April.
- Height
- About 2,230 m
- From Delhi
- 413 km by road
- Railway station
- Kathgodam, 126 km
- Airport
- Pantnagar airport, 164 km
Visiting Dunagiri Temple
- Called the Dronagiri Vaishnavi Shaktipeeth; the Himalayan Gazetteer takes Dunagiri to be the old Dronagiri hill of the Sanjivani story. The temple trust runs a free daily meal (bhandara). (amarujala.com, 2016-04-09)
Timings
- Opening hours are not published. (almora.nic.in, last updated 2018-04-19)
The festival
- Navratri is the main time: on Ashtami of Sharad Navratri 2026 long queues formed from early morning. Chaitra Navratri 2027 runs 7 to 15 April, with Ashtami on 14 April. (amarujala.com, 2026-10-19)
Before you go
- Cars go up to Mangalikhan; from there it is about a 1.5 km climb and some 500 steps, roofed and hung with bells, to the temple about 800 ft above the road. (amarujala.com, 2016-04-09)
Lately
- In May 2024 a forest fire reached the temple and visitors fled; forest staff put it out. (amarujala.com, 2024-05-06)
- A 0.63 km ropeway from the Almora to Dwarahat road is proposed, only at the pre-feasibility stage. (etvbharat.com, 2025-03-16)
How to reach Dunagiri Temple
By road, measured on OpenStreetMap: 14 km from Dwarahat.
| From | km |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 413 |
| Kathgodam railway station | 126 |
| Tanakpur railway station | 277 |
| Pantnagar airport | 164 |
| Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini) | 189 |
- About 14 km from Dwarahat and 40 km from Ranikhet, on the Karnaprayag road (Amar Ujala); the district site says about 10 km from Dwarahat. (amarujala.com, 2016-04-09)
- The 5 km trek to Pandukholi starts near the temple. (almora.nic.in, last updated 2018-03-12)
The weather near Dunagiri Temple now
At Kausani, 16 km away, at about 1,720 m; the temple is about 510 m higher, so a little colder.
Kausaniabout 1,720 m
12°CClear
Now, 19:03 IST · wind 4 km/h
- Mostly clear13° 9°Dry
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- Mostly clear20° 8°Dry
- Partly cloudy21° 8°Dry
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- 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 Dunagiri 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: 81.4 km to the north-east; just the summit.
- Kamet, 7,756 m: 125.6 km to the north; about 1,100 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Nanda Devi East, 7,434 m: 82.1 km to the north-east; just the summit.
- Api (Nepal), 7,132 m: 144.4 km to the east; about 900 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Trishul, 7,120 m: 65.4 km to the north-east; about 1,100 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Maiktoli, 6,803 m: 66.7 km to the north-east; just the summit.
- Nampa (Nepal), 6,755 m: 150.5 km to the east; just the summit.
Questions about Dunagiri Temple
Opening hours are not published. (Source: almora.nic.in, last updated 2018-04-19.) Times change on festival days; ask locally or on WhatsApp before a long drive.
413 km by road, measured on OpenStreetMap; by train, Kathgodam railway station is 126 km from the temple by road, and Pantnagar airport 164 km.
Navratri is the main time: on Ashtami of Sharad Navratri 2026 long queues formed from early morning. Chaitra Navratri 2027 runs 7 to 15 April, with Ashtami on 14 April.
On the elevation model, the temple's point has a clear line to Nanda Devi (7,816 m, 81.4 km north-east), Kamet (7,756 m, 125.6 km north), Nanda Devi East (7,434 m, 82.1 km north-east), Api (Nepal) (7,132 m, 144.4 km 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 OpenStreetMap node/6192376992; 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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