Portals of Hemkund Sahib Closed for Winter; 3.84 Lakh Devotees Visited the Shrine This Year - The Tribune
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Portals of Hemkund Sahib closed for winter; 3.84 lakh devotees visited the shrine this year - The Tribune
The annual closing ceremony of Sri Hemkund Sahib was held with religious fervour and devotion on Saturday, marking the end of this year’s pilgrimage season. After receiving a “hukamnama (divine command)”, the Guru Granth Sahib was ceremoniously escorted from the Diwan Hall to Sachkhand Sahib under the leadership of the Panj Pyaras and with full […]
The doors of Hemkund Sahib and the Lokpal Laxman Temple, located at an altitude of 15,210 feet in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, are about to close. Snowfall since the night of October 8th has left both holy sites and the surrounding mountains covered in over half a foot of snow. Despite the bitter cold, devotees are arriving for the final darshan and prayers. A group of Sikh pilgrims from Pakistan will also participate in the religious ri…
Portals of Hemkund Sahib Closed for Winter
The portals of the revered Sikh shrine of Hemkund Sahib were closed for the winter season on Saturday following the final Ardas (prayer) of the year. A record 384,573 pilgrims visited the high-altitude Gurudwara during the pilgrimage season, while approximately 4,000 devotees gathered to witness the ceremonial closure. The Gurudwara, situated in the Himalayas, was …
Hemkund Sahib closes for winter after record-breaking turnout - Pioneer Edge | Uttarakhand News in English | Dehradun News Today
PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Jyotirmath Resounding religious chants and the final Ardaas of the year marked the ceremonial winter closure of Hemkund Sahib— the world’s highest Sikh pilgrimage site at an altitude of over 15,000 feet—on Saturday. This season’s Yatra broke all previous records, drawing an unprecedented 3, 84,573 devotees to the revered Gurdwara. Importantly, …
Amid light snowfall, the doors of the famous Sikh pilgrimage site, Hemkund Sahib, closed for the winter. More than 4,000 devotees, including devotees from Pakistan, England, and France, were present.
Chamoli: Situated at an altitude of more than 15,000 feet in the lap of the Himalayas, the doors of the holy Sikh pilgrimage site Shri Hemkund Sahib and the mythological Shri Lokpal Laxman Temple were closed for the winter season today with due rituals. The atmosphere was emotional amidst the melodious tunes of the army band, Shabad-Kirtan and the final Ardas […]
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