Champawat district about 940 m
Reetha Sahib: Timings, Distance and Nearest Railway Station
Reetha Sahib is a gurudwara 72 km by road from Lohaghat, in Champawat district, at about 940 m. It is 393 km by road from Delhi and 106 km from Kathgodam railway station, the nearest railway station. A Sikh gurdwara where, by local tradition, Guru Nanak met Nath yogis and made the bitter fruit of a reetha (soapnut) tree sweet for Bhai Mardana; pilgrims receive sweet soapnut as prasad.
Reetha Sahib at a glance
- Festival
- The Jor Mela, three days on Jyeshtha Purnima by the gurdwara committee's count (Uttarakhand Tourism says Baisakhi Purnima): 9 June in 2025, and 29 to 31 May in 2026, when over 2 lakh devotees were expected.
- Height
- About 940 m
- From Delhi
- 393 km by road
- Railway station
- Kathgodam, 106 km
- Airport
- Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini), 136 km
Visiting Reetha Sahib
- Built in 1960 at the meeting of the Ladhiya and Ratiya rivers, near the village of Deyuri; sweet reetha trees grow on the grounds, and the Dhernath temple is next door. (kumaon.gov.in, last updated 2025-05-13)
- Guru Nanak is said to have come here in 1501; the Jor Mela is described as more than 500 years old. (utsav.gov.in, last updated 2022-02-22)
Timings
- Opening hours are not published. (champawat.nic.in, last updated 2018-05-08)
The festival
- The Jor Mela, three days on Jyeshtha Purnima by the gurdwara committee's count (Uttarakhand Tourism says Baisakhi Purnima): 9 June in 2025, and 29 to 31 May in 2026, when over 2 lakh devotees were expected. (etvbharat.com, 2026-05-28)
- Guru Nanak's Prakash Parv is also kept here; the Governor came for it on 5 November 2025. (governoruk.gov.in, 2025-11-05)
- During the mela heavy vehicles are kept off the narrow hill roads: large vehicles park at Sukhi Dhang and pilgrims go on in small ones; langar runs at the gurdwara and along the roads. (etvbharat.com, 2026-05-28)
Before you go
- Take care at the river: on 31 May 2026 rain upstream raised the Ladhiya suddenly and the SDRF rescued more than 50 stranded bathers, after which police closed the riverbed. (morungexpress.com, 2026-05-31)
How to reach Reetha Sahib
By road, measured on OpenStreetMap: 72 km from Lohaghat.
| From | km |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 393 |
| Kathgodam railway station | 106 |
| Tanakpur railway station | 160 |
| Pantnagar airport | 146 |
| Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini) | 136 |
- Reached from Dhunaghat on the Lohaghat to Devidhura road, about 72 km from Champawat; Pantnagar airport is about 172 km. (kumaon.gov.in, last updated 2025-05-13)
The weather near Reetha Sahib now
At Champawat, 21 km away, at 1,610 m; the temple is about 670 m lower, so a little warmer.
Champawat1,610 m
12°CFog
Now, 19:04 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.
Questions about Reetha Sahib
Opening hours are not published. (Source: champawat.nic.in, last updated 2018-05-08.) Times change on festival days; ask locally or on WhatsApp before a long drive.
393 km by road, measured on OpenStreetMap; by train, Kathgodam railway station is 106 km from the temple by road, and Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini) 136 km.
The Jor Mela, three days on Jyeshtha Purnima by the gurdwara committee's count (Uttarakhand Tourism says Baisakhi Purnima): 9 June in 2025, and 29 to 31 May in 2026, when over 2 lakh devotees were expected. Guru Nanak's Prakash Parv is also kept here; the Governor came for it on 5 November 2025. During the mela heavy vehicles are kept off the narrow hill roads: large vehicles park at Sukhi Dhang and pilgrims go on in small ones; langar runs at the gurdwara and along the roads.
How we made this page
Each fact about the temple names its source, checked 2026-10-21. The point is from Google Maps (the gurudwara's own pin); 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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