It's situated on the bank of Nawalika River, 34 km from Pauri on the main Pauri-Kotdwar road.
[3] Jwalpa Devi is Kuladevi of Thapliyal and Bisht clan.
[6][1] According to Skandpurana, Shachi, the daughter of Daityaraj Pulom in Satyuga, had penned the austerity of Maa Parvati, the adhyaksh goddess of the Himalayas at Jwalpa Dham along the river Nayar to receive Indra as husband.
Mother Parvati rejoices over Shachi's penance and fulfills her wish, appearing as Deept Jwaleswari, and the place was then named Jwalpa.
[3][2] It is also said that Adi Shankaracharya visited and prayed in this temple, and the goddess appeared to him.