Hemkund Sahib

Set amidst towering snow-capped mountains and lying beside a lake of pristine blue water, the Sikh shrine of Sri Hemkund Sahib looks, even to the not-particularly-pious, a place of almost unbelievable beauty and peace. Seven peaks - known as the Sapt Sring- surround the shrine, looming over lush green pastures. The lake’s rocky shores are covered with snow through most of the year, but when the snows melt, the almost mythical yellow-green flower known as the Brahma Kamal, the `Lotus of the Gods’, blooms amidst the rocks. It’s a place of a rather wild and untamed beauty- and one of Sikhism’s most important shrines.

The tenth and penultimate guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh ji, meditated for years in these mountains, finally leaving his earthly form and uniting with the Almighty. The star-shaped Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt Sahib, at a height of over 4,000 mt, is as such, a memorial to Guru Gobind Singh ji and a reminder of the saint’s mission.

Sri Hemkunt Sahib is accessible only in the summer, between June and October. The rest of the year, heavy snows make passage impossible, and usually block off the trail leading up to the shrine.

Hemkund Sahib Yatra starts on June 1 every year, and ends on October 5

Some Important Informations about GURDWARA SRI HEMKUNT / HEMKUND SAHIB
District		Chamoli
Pin Code		249401
Province		Uttaranchal
S.T.D. Code		01372
Post Office		Gobind Ghat
Situation		30°41'55.32"N 79°37'08.40"E
Temperature		(Max.) 7-10° (Min.) 1.5-2° Cel.
Nearby Airport		Jowligrant 307 k.m. (Dehradun)
Nearby Railway Station		Rishikesh 293 k.m.
Nearby Patrol Pump		Joshi Math 15-20 k.m.
Nearby ATM		State Bank of India Badrinath (App. 18-20 k.m.)
Distance between Hemkund Sahib to other Important Cities
From Gobind Dham		6 k.m. (afoot)
From Gobind Ghat		19 k.m. (afoot)
From Rishikesh		294 k.m.
From Haridwar		319 k.m.
From Amritsar		730 k.m.
From Delhi		639 k.m.
From Patna Sahib		1319 k.m.
From Mumbai		2023 k.m.