Hemkund Sāhib

Sikhism · Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India

Hemkund Sāhib is a high-altitude gurdwārā beside a glacial lake ringed by seven peaks in the Garhwal Himalaya. Sikh tradition, drawing on the Bachittar Nāṭak, associates the place with the meditation of Guru Gobind Singh in a previous life.

Pilgrims trek steeply up from Govindghāṭ via Ghāṅgharia, and the same base is used for the Valley of Flowers. The gurdwārā opens only in summer, roughly June to October, depending on snow. A Hindu shrine to Lakṣmaṇa stands beside the lake.

Uttarakhand, India · Sikhism · Open ~Jun–Oct · Valley of Flowers nearby

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