Messages to God: The power of faith in perseverance in contemporary India Written by Trechna July, 2025

Delivered by the traditions of Gulgio Deva in the state of Uttrankal
In a world of digital communication and frantic lifestyles, the practice of writing to God is a testimony affecting the spiritual power of India. In the hill forces in Outcanthall, the followers of Golgio Deva, the god of the sacred justice, follow a special and strong tradition: they carry emerging messages with divine intervention, protection and justice.

Goljyu Devta temples are filled in cities such as Ghorakhal, Almora and Champawat with thousands of handwritten letters, usually installed or laid side by side with sacred bells. They are prayers – an appeal for justice, confession, prayer for property rights – giving up Gulgio, hearing it and achieving uncomfortable justice. When justice is granted, believers return and bind the bell of gratitude, confirming their belief in divine.

This is the old tradition that still escapes today, which indicates how religion continues during change. Despite the outstanding cases in court, the believers consider Gulgio Deva the final arbitrator of the truth and Darma. The process of hard writing – the delicate slow process – is not only spiritual comfort but also venting emotions.

Outside the state of Uttrankall, this practice is frequented throughout India, where individuals still carry messages to many deities – from Shirdi Sai Baba to Tirupati Balaji – to the fact that modernity did not numb our religious senses. These messages are not mistakes. They are testimonies of hope, heart pain, and faith.

At a time when faith is interrogated, such practices can be evidence that faith – when it was founded on justice and sincerity – still touch hearts and perhaps even mountains.