was praying. The woman, in a fit of anger, taunted the king that he could not separate two fighting bulls and proceeded to do so herself. The king was very impressed by this deed and he married the lady. When this queen gave birth to a son, the other queens, who were jealous of her, replaced the boy for a stone, put him in a cage and cast it into the river. The child was brought up by a fisherman. When the boy grew up he took a wooden horse to the river and on being questioned by the queens, he replied that if women can give birth to stone, then wooden horses can drink water. When the king heard about this, he punished the guilty queens and crowned the boy, who went on to be known as Golu devta. Golu Devata is seen in form of Lord Shiva, while his brother Kalva Devta is in form of Bhairava and Garh Devi is form of Shakti. Golu Devata is also prayed as a key deity (Ista/Kula Devta) in many villages in Kumaon and Garhwal regions of Uttarakhand. Normally three days pooja or 9 days pooja is performed to worship Lord Golu Devata, who is known as Goreel Devta in Chamoli District. Golu Devata is offered ghee, milk, curd, halwa, poori, and pakauri .Golu Devata is offered with White Cloths, white pagari and white shaal. There are many temples of Golu Devata in Kumaun, and the most popular are at Chitai, Champawat, Ghorakhal, Chamarkhan (Tehsil Tarikhet, District Almora). It is popular belief that Golu Devata dispenses quick justice to the devotee. Many devotees file a lot of written petitions daily, which are received by the temple. Goljyu is most respected god of Uttarakhand as he is like lord Ganesh of Uttarakhand. In every puja or any religious activities, the goljyu is invited. References Literature The History of Kumaun by Jay Uttarakhandi Golu Devata The God of Justice of Kumaun Himalayas "Kumaon:Kala,Shilp aur Sanskriti" Further reading Malik, Aditya. “The Sandhyā of Goludev”. In: Ihrer Rechten Hand Hielt Sie Ein Silbernes Messer Mit Glöckchen ...” [In Her Right Hand She Held a Silver Knife with Small Bells …”]: Studien Zur Indischen Kultur Und Literatur / Studies in Indian Culture and Literature. Edited by Anna Aurelia Esposito et al., 1st ed., Harrassowitz Verlag, 2015, pp. 147–56. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvc5pg6c.18. Accessed 25 May 2022. Tourism in