A wish, carried to Chitai, on your behalf
Devotees have long written letters to Golu Devta at the Chitai temple near Almora when they can't make the journey. We continue that tradition for you: your wish, written in your own words and tied with red thread, with a photo sent back as proof.
8 km from Almora, in the hills of Kumaon
The Chitai temple is the most revered shrine to Golu Devta, worshipped across Kumaon as an incarnation of Shiva and the region's God of Justice. Its grounds hold tens of thousands of brass bells, and paper wishes tied everywhere with red thread, each one a devotee's written plea, read aloud by a priest and left for the deity to act on.
Devotees who can't travel to Almora already send their letters by post, trusting the temple to offer them on their behalf. We formalize that same act: you tell us your plea, our on-ground team writes it out and ties it at Chitai on your behalf, and you get to see it happen through a photo, instead of sending a letter and hoping.
The sacred gate of Chitai, Almora
“Thousands of letters hang here, each one someone's plea, tied and left for the God of Justice to hear.”
Chitai Golu Devta Temple, Almora
How it works
Tell us your wish
Share your full name, phone number, and your plea exactly as you'd want it heard: the specific wish, who it's for, whatever detail matters to you. No date of birth, time, or birthplace needed. This isn't a computed report, so there's no chart to calculate, just your own words, written down.
It queues for this month's visit
Wishes aren't carried off one at a time. Our on-ground team collects everyone's wish through the month, then makes a single dedicated trip to the Chitai temple near Almora to offer all of them together, the same journey a devotee would make in person.
Tied with red thread
At the temple, your wish is tied with red thread, among the thousands of wishes already hanging there from devotees who travelled in person. It's tied where they're tied, not set apart or given special placement.
You get proof
Once it's tied, our team photographs your specific wish at the temple, not a generic shot of the wall, and sends it to you on WhatsApp and email. You see that it was actually done, not just told that it was.
Tell us when it's answered
After your wish is fulfilledTradition doesn't end at the wish: when it's fulfilled, a devotee returns to tie a brass bell in thanks. If yours is, message us and we'll arrange for a bell to be tied in your name at Chitai, the same way, with the same kind of photo sent back to you. That's what closes the ritual.
In their own words
Messages devotees sent us after their Arzi was tied at Chitai, published as they wrote them.
Questions people ask
We can't promise that, and we won't claim it. What we promise is that your wish is written in your own words and tied at the Chitai temple with the same red-thread ritual devotees perform themselves, with photo proof it happened.
Let your wish be heard
Write it in your own words. We'll carry it the rest of the way.
Temple photography via Wikimedia Commons: Kanishkapant98 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Pushkar2016 (CC0), pramod nagher (CC BY 3.0).