Hemkund Sahib

Following a sudden weather shift in Uttarakhand's high-altitude regions, the Badrinath Temple, another popular pilgrimage destination, also remains draped in snow as the region experiences snowfall.

The body of a woman pilgrim returning from the Hemkund Sahib who got trapped during an avalanche here in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district was recovered from under a glacier on Monday, officials said.

A woman pilgrim went missing on Sunday after an avalanche occurred near Atlakoti in Uttarakhand when a group of Sikh devotees was returning from Hemkund Sahib, officials said.

In view of heavy snow in Hemkund Sahib, a ban has been imposed on the travel of children and elders above 60 years of age, said officials today.

Narinderjit Singh Bindra, chairman of the Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt Sahib Management Trust, said the road to the shrine is enveloped by a 10-feet blanket of snow on the Atlakoti glacier.

The portals of the highest Sikh shrine in the world Hemkund Sahib will be opened for devotees on May 10, officials said on Wednesday.

Preparations are in full swing ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kedarnath and Badrinath to lay the foundation stone of a few roads and the Hemkund Sahib ropeway on Friday.

Situated at an altitude of 15,225 feet, the gurdwara has been visited by over two lakh devotees ever since its doors were opened on May 22.

Guru Gobind Singh birth anniversary 2021: The 10th Sikh Guru - Guru Gobind Singh - spent around 10 years at Hemkund Sahib for meditation. Know about the great Sikh pilgrimage dedicated to Guru Gobind Singh at Chamoli in Uttarakhand

More than half a dozen vehicles came under the debris of a landslide at Govindghat on way to Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand's Gopeshwar district on Saturday morning.

The sacred portals of Hemkund Sahib, one of the most revered Sikh shrines in Garhwal Himalayas, were closed on Saturday for winter.

Hemkund Sahib, the Sikh place of worship in Uttarakhand, announced its closure today with the onset of winters.

Over 1,000 pilgrims stranded on way to the Himalayan shrines in Uttarakhand have been evacuated as the pilgrimage to Badrinath and the Sikh shrine of Hemkund Sahib in Chamoli district remained disrupted for the fourth consecutive day today.

Pilgrimage to Hemkund Sahib in Garhwal Himalayas resumed today from Govindghat after remaining suspended for over three months in the wake of the June flash floods which had breached a 6-km stretch of the trek to the famed Sikh shrine.

Hundreds of flies buzzed busily around uncollected garbage strewn along the main road. Home and shop owners seemed to have had just enough time to lock their homes and leave their town in an eerie silence. The ground under the helipad - belonging to a company that ferried rich pilgrims to Hemkund Sahib and right near the banks of the Alaknanda - ha...

Following a sudden weather shift in Uttarakhand's high-altitude regions, the Badrinath Temple, another popular pilgrimage destination, also remains draped in snow as the region experiences snowfall.

The body of a woman pilgrim returning from the Hemkund Sahib who got trapped during an avalanche here in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district was recovered from under a glacier on Monday, officials said.

A woman pilgrim went missing on Sunday after an avalanche occurred near Atlakoti in Uttarakhand when a group of Sikh devotees was returning from Hemkund Sahib, officials said.

In view of heavy snow in Hemkund Sahib, a ban has been imposed on the travel of children and elders above 60 years of age, said officials today.

Narinderjit Singh Bindra, chairman of the Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt Sahib Management Trust, said the road to the shrine is enveloped by a 10-feet blanket of snow on the Atlakoti glacier.

The portals of the highest Sikh shrine in the world Hemkund Sahib will be opened for devotees on May 10, officials said on Wednesday.

Preparations are in full swing ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kedarnath and Badrinath to lay the foundation stone of a few roads and the Hemkund Sahib ropeway on Friday.

Situated at an altitude of 15,225 feet, the gurdwara has been visited by over two lakh devotees ever since its doors were opened on May 22.

Guru Gobind Singh birth anniversary 2021: The 10th Sikh Guru - Guru Gobind Singh - spent around 10 years at Hemkund Sahib for meditation. Know about the great Sikh pilgrimage dedicated to Guru Gobind Singh at Chamoli in Uttarakhand

More than half a dozen vehicles came under the debris of a landslide at Govindghat on way to Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand's Gopeshwar district on Saturday morning.

The sacred portals of Hemkund Sahib, one of the most revered Sikh shrines in Garhwal Himalayas, were closed on Saturday for winter.

Hemkund Sahib, the Sikh place of worship in Uttarakhand, announced its closure today with the onset of winters.

Over 1,000 pilgrims stranded on way to the Himalayan shrines in Uttarakhand have been evacuated as the pilgrimage to Badrinath and the Sikh shrine of Hemkund Sahib in Chamoli district remained disrupted for the fourth consecutive day today.

Pilgrimage to Hemkund Sahib in Garhwal Himalayas resumed today from Govindghat after remaining suspended for over three months in the wake of the June flash floods which had breached a 6-km stretch of the trek to the famed Sikh shrine.

Hundreds of flies buzzed busily around uncollected garbage strewn along the main road. Home and shop owners seemed to have had just enough time to lock their homes and leave their town in an eerie silence. The ground under the helipad - belonging to a company that ferried rich pilgrims to Hemkund Sahib and right near the banks of the Alaknanda - ha...