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HEMKUND
SAHIB FACTS &
FIGURES
Location:
Parvati Valley near
Kullu-Manali at
an altitude of 4,329m
Best time
to Visit: May
to October
Significance:
Lakshman temple
& Gurudwara
- a Hindu &
Sikh Pilgrimage
Center.
The
high altitude Lokpal
lake, known as Hemkund
( 4329 mts.) lies
in heavenly environs.
A steep trek from
Ghangharia leads
one to this spot
in about four to
six hours.
Encircled
by seven snow clad
peaks and their
associated glaciers,
it reflects its
surroundings enchantingly
on its crystal clear
serene waters. The
glaciers from Hathi
Parvat and Saptrishi
peaks feed the lake
and a small stream
called Himganga
flows out of this
lake.
HEMKUND
SAHIB GURUDWARA
One of the most
revered of all Sikh
Shrines, the Hemkund
Sahib Gurudwara,
the Worlds Highest
Gurudwara, situated
at an altitude of
4,329 mts above
sea level, on the
bank of a glacial
lake Hemkund (Lok
Pal), marks the
place where Guru
Gobind Singh
the 10th and the
last Guru
unified with God
after prolonged
meditation. The
shrine is encircled
by seven snow clad
peaks and their
associated glaciers.
Streams from Hati
Parvat and Sapt
Rishi Peaks feed
the lake and a small
stream called Himganga
flows out of his
lake. According
to the Holy Granth
Sahib, it is believed
that Guru Gobind
Singh, the 10th
Guru of the sikhs
recounts that in
a previous life
he had meditated
on the shores of
a lake surrounded
by seven snowcapped
mountains. Hemkund
Sahib, Sikh pilgrims
have decided, is
that holy lake where
there 10th Guru
has meditated. The
Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara
is an imposing star
shaped structure
of stone and masonry
at the edge of lake
Lok Pal 2 km. in
circumference whose
cristal clear water
mirrors the image
of snow clad Sapt
Shring Peaks (5500
mts).
It is widely believed
among Sikhs that
Guru Govind
Singh introduced
the features now
universally associated
with Sikhism. On
15th April 1699,
he started the new
brotherhood called
the Khalsa (meaning
the pure, from the
Persian word 'Khales')
an inner core of
the faithful, accepted
by baptism (amrit).
It
is believed that
Lakshman, the younger
brother of Ram,
meditated by the
lake and regained
his health after
being severely wounded
by Meghnath, son
of the demon Ravana,
during battle. Despite
its ancient connections,
Hemkund/Lokpal was
discovered by a
Sikh Havaldar, Solan
Singh and became
a major pilgrimage
centre only after
1930.
How
to Reach Hemkund
Sahib
By Air
: Nearest airport
is Jolly Grant,
307 kms. Dehradun
334 kms.)
By Rail
: Nearest railhead
is Rishikesh, 293
kms.
By
Road :
Hemkund Saheb is
5 Kms. from Ghangharia,
which is approachable
on foot from Govindghat
which is connected
by road with Rishikesh,
Kotdwara, Dehradun,
Haridwar, Nainital,
Ranikhet and other
important hill stations
of Garhwal and Kumaon
Hills.
