Pithoragarh district about 1,710 m
Haat Kalika Temple: Timings, Distance, Nearest Station
Haat Kalika Temple is a temple 2 km by road from Gangolihat, in Pithoragarh district, at about 1,710 m. It is 500 km by road from Delhi and 168 km from Tanakpur railway station, the nearest railway station. A shrine to Goddess Mahakali at Gangolihat; Shankaracharya chose the site for a Mahakali shaktipith.
Haat Kalika Temple at a glance
- Festival
- The biggest crowds come on the Ashtami of Chaitra and Ashwin Navratri, with a fair on those days.
- Height
- About 1,710 m
- From Delhi
- 500 km by road
- Railway station
- Tanakpur, 168 km
- Airport
- Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini), 82 km
Visiting Haat Kalika Temple
- She is the patron goddess of the Kumaon Regiment, whose war cry is 'Kalika Mata ki Jai'; legend says she took the form of Mahakali to kill the demon Sumya (Skanda Purana). (etvbharat.com, 2025-04-03)
Timings
- Opening hours are not published by any official source. (pithoragarh.nic.in, last updated 2018-04-06)
The festival
- The biggest crowds come on the Ashtami of Chaitra and Ashwin Navratri, with a fair on those days. (kafaltree.com, 2018-12-05)
- On the Mahashtami of Chaitra Navratri 2026 crowds came from 4 AM, with a bazaar fair and many army visitors. Chaitra Navratri 2027 runs 7 to 15 April. (champawatnews.com, 2026-03-26)
Before you go
- The temple is about 1 km downhill on foot from Gangolihat bus stand, in a deodar grove. (kafaltree.com, 2018-12-05)
- Visitors tie chunaris to make wishes and offer bells when they come true; a rest house takes overnight guests. (etvbharat.com, 2025-04-03)
Lately
- The Governor prayed at the temple and met the committee about pilgrim facilities; the temple is in the state's Manaskhand project, with no works started as of April 2025. (governoruk.gov.in, 2026-06-07)
How to reach Haat Kalika Temple
By road, measured on OpenStreetMap: 2 km from Gangolihat.
| From | km |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 500 |
| Kathgodam railway station | 186 |
| Tanakpur railway station | 168 |
| Pantnagar airport | 264 |
| Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini) | 82 |
- About 77 km from Pithoragarh (district figure) and 35 km from Chaukori; from Almora, 110 km via Seraghat or 124 km via Panar. (kafaltree.com, 2018-12-05)
The weather near Haat Kalika Temple now
At Gangolihat, beside the temple, at about 1,770 m; the temple is at about the same height.
Gangolihatabout 1,770 m
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Forecast for about 1,770 m, updated . Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0); the daily figures are worked out by us.
Gangolihat weather: the next 24 hours, 10 days and every month.
The snow peaks from Haat Kalika 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: 93.6 km to the north-east; just the summit.
- Panchachuli, 6,904 m: 72 km to the north-east; about 700 m of it over the nearer hills.
Questions about Haat Kalika Temple
Opening hours are not published by any official source. (Source: pithoragarh.nic.in, last updated 2018-04-06.) Times change on festival days; ask locally or on WhatsApp before a long drive.
500 km by road, measured on OpenStreetMap; by train, Tanakpur railway station is 168 km from the temple by road, and Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini) 82 km.
The biggest crowds come on the Ashtami of Chaitra and Ashwin Navratri, with a fair on those days. On the Mahashtami of Chaitra Navratri 2026 crowds came from 4 AM, with a bazaar fair and many army visitors. Chaitra Navratri 2027 runs 7 to 15 April.
On the elevation model, the temple's point has a clear line to Api (Nepal) (7,132 m, 93.6 km north-east), Panchachuli (6,904 m, 72 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 (beside the temple); 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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