Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib
Gurdwara in Uttarakhand, India
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Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib is a Sikh place of worship (gurdwara) and pilgrimage site in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India. It is devoted to Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), the tenth Sikh Guru, and finds mention in Dasam Granth. With its setting of a glacial lake surrounded by seven mountain peaks, each adorned by a Nishan Sahib on its cliff, it is according to the Survey of India located in the Garhwal Himalaya at an elevation of 4,572 metres. It is approached from Govindghat on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway. The main town near Gobindghat is Joshimath. The elevation of the lake at Hemkund is approximately 15,000 feet.
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Kedarnath, Hemkund Sahib ropeway projects worth Rs 6811 crore approved, to reduce travel time by...The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of two ropeway projects, Sonprayag to Kedarnath (12.9 km) and..DNA - Published | |
Cabinet approves Kedarnath ropeway project, slashing travel time from 8-9 hours to 36 minutesThe Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib ropeway projects with a substantial financial outlay. The Kedarnath ropeway will connect Sonprayag..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Ropeways to 2 pilgrimage sites likely to get Cabinet nod todayThe Union Cabinet is set to approve two ropeway projects connecting the pilgrim centres of Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib. These projects aim to enhance connectivity and boost tourism in hilly areas. The..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Government to include R&R for people hit by ropeways to shrines?The government's new ropeway projects to Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib face scrutiny as current protests by stakeholders at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine highlight the risk to local livelihoods. An..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Sinking JoshimathJoshimath, the gateway to Badrinath, Auli, Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib, has developed cracks in many of its buildings. Here's howIndiaTimes - Published | |
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami visits affected families in sinking Joshimath; people being shifted to hotels: Top developmentsUttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited sinking Joshimath on Saturday to assess the situation on the ground. Joshimath, the gateway to famous pilgrimage sites like Badrinath, Hemkund..IndiaTimes - Published |
