The portals of Hemkund Sahib shrine, the revered shrine of the Sikh community, located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand near Joshimath will open on May 25 this year, the Hemkunt Sahib Gurudwara Trust said. Last year, over 2.62 lakh people had registered for the yatra and about 2.4 lakh visited the shrine. NS Bindra, chairman Hemkunt Sahib Gurudwara Trust met …
Portals of one of the most revered Sikh shrines, Hemkund Sahib, opened in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli on Sunday with a cap on the number of devotees that can visit the shrine daily. Located at a height of around 15,200 feet, Hemkund Sahib is linked to the tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh. Earlier in the morning, the Guru Granth Sahib was brought …