Ghorakhal Golu Devta Temple: Timings and Distance

Visiting Ghorakhal Golu Devta Temple

• Known as the 'temple of bells': thousands of bells and written petitions hang in the grounds, and people tie a bell once a wish comes true. (uttarakhandtourism.gov.in, updated 2025-02-02)
• Local belief says a woman of Mahra village asked Golu at her mother's home in Champawat to come with her; he came to Ghorakhal and stayed. No founding date is recorded. (etvbharat.com, 2024-04-25)

Timings

• Opening hours are not published by any official source. (nainital.nic.in, last updated 2019-06-12)

The festival

• Crowds grow in Navratri; in the month of Shravan the deity is bathed in milk, which is made into kheer for prasad. (kafaltree.com, 2019-01-07)

Before you go

• Wishes are written on paper and hung at a set spot; weddings are also held at the temple. (aajtak.in, 2026-04-13)

Lately

• Chosen for the Golu Devta circuit of the Manaskhand Mandir Mala Mission: a bell theme, a bigger temple in stone, toilets and parking, with a multi-level car park near Sainik School proposed. No budget or dates given. (amarujala.com, 2025-07-28)
• On weekends the Kainchi Dham traffic plan uses the Bhowali Sanatorium car park and keeps taxis and two-wheelers out of the Kainchi area, so expect traffic control around Bhowali. (amarujala.com, 2026-05-23)

How to reach Ghorakhal Golu Devta Temple

By road, measured on OpenStreetMap: 4 km from Bhowali.

• 3 km from Bhowali bus station, about 14 km from Nainital and 43 km from Haldwani bus station; Kathgodam railway station 37 km and Pantnagar airport 73 km (district figures). (nainital.nic.in, last updated 2019-06-12)

The weather near Ghorakhal Golu Devta Temple now

At Bhimtal, 3 km away, at about 1,350 m; the temple is about 460 m higher, so a little colder.

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