Let me explain my journey to a unique place. I visited Nainital which is known tourist destination in Uttrakhand India. I got to know about this temple from some local people in Nainital. It is present in Ghodakhal. Ghodakhal is a small village with a beautiful mountainous area. Ghorakhal literally means ‘a pond for water to horses’. Ghorakhal is a picturesque site, with natural serenity and placidity. It is famous for the temple of Lord Golu worshipped by hill people perched at an altitude of 2000 meters above the sea level. It is also known as the “Temple of the Bells”. The temple of Golu Devta is grand and attractive.
This is one of a kind temple, at least one of the kind that I have seen or even heard of. There are very unique rituals. Here the devotees come with prayers and petitions, not in their hearts or lips, but on a physical piece of paper. These are left in the temple. One can see plain papers, to legal bond papers, Stamp papers, beautiful, colourful sheets, to even some job application forms hung here. You can find one in the image shared.
Once the prayers are answered the devotee comes back and puts up a brass bell. Looks like size of the bell is proportional to the prayer answered since you’d see bells of all sizes hanging here. Maybe lakhs in number.
