Deepinder Goyal said Temple is not commercially available and is still under development.
He clarified that the device has not completed official testing, so current claims are premature.
Goyal urged patience, support for Indian innovation, and said his experience with Temple has been comfortable.
Temple, a health-tech wearable that tracks the flow of blood inside the human brain, received its first public exposure back in November 2025, when photos taken at a Feeding India event at a school were shared by Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal. However, the device recently gained widespread public interest when Goyal was once again seen wearing it during his appearance on Raj Shamani’s Figuring Out podcast. Goyal was quick to respond to the growing attention of the audience as he took the help of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to clarify the situation about Temple. In his tweet he provided clarity over the commercial announcement, benchmark data and other details regarding the health-tech wearable.
SurveyIn his tweets, Goyal reminded both doctors and social media influencers that Temple has not had any public commercial release. He pointed out that the device has not gone through any official benchmarking tests or evaluations that could be publicly shared. Any advice given today about its use or effectiveness, he said, is premature and unfounded. “We haven’t made any public commercial announcements about Temple yet. A lot of the work is still underway; we’re months away from introducing preview devices to the public, if at all,” Goyal wrote. He also highlighted the irony in warning people against buying something that is not even available.
Gentle reminder to all the concerned doctors and/or influencers
— Deepinder Goyal (@deepigoyal) January 9, 2026
We haven’t made any public commercial announcements about Temple yet. We haven’t released any official device benchmarking data. A lot of the work is still underway; we’re months away from introducing preview… pic.twitter.com/WHkdiv6hfW
Furthermore, the Zomato founder encouraged curiosity rather than judgement, as he asked people to cheer for Indian startups and the innovation they bring. He further reassured that once Temple is ready for public access, the company will release detailed scientific data that will allow the early testers to properly evaluate the device.
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Until then, Goyal asked users to wait for official information and not jump to conclusions too early. He stressed that doubt should come at the right time, after facts are available, not before.
Goyal also addressed users’ queries regarding Temple in the comments. A user asked the founder, ‘Sir. Why don’t we have a wearable device which measures blood pressure. That’s more important and must be more useful to a layman.’ To this, he responded, ‘A lot of wearables (including Temple) can measure blood pressure up to a certain accuracy. However regulations needs to make space for “almost accurate” or “directionally accurate” wearables.’
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Another user asked, ‘As an early adopter of temple, what has your experience been like? I’m particularly curious about the fit since it sits right next to the eye, was there any irritation or inconvenience while you were adapting to it?’
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To this, he responded, ‘It’s super comfortable, and not even noticeable. In fact, a couple of months ago, when a photo of me wearing Temple went public, I didn’t even remember I was wearing it. Massive “oh f**k” moment it was for me.’
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