Portals of Hemkund Sahib to open on 25th May

The date of opening of Hemkund Sahib’s sacred pilgrimage site has been finalized. Hemkund Sahib will be opened on May 25 this year for the devotees. After this, devotees can come here for about six months to visit here. Every year millions of pilgrims from all over India and abroad arrive here. Last year, one lakh 29 thousand 900 pilgrims had visited Hemkund Sahib.

Charakjit Singh Bindra, the local president of Hemkund Gurudwara Rishikesh and former chairman of the Uttarakhand Minority Commission, said that on 25th of May at 12:00 noon the famous Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara kapat will be opened. Hemkund Sahib is dedicated to the tenth Sikh Guru Guru Govind Singh, the kapat of the Gurudwara, opens during the month of May. Last year the portals were opened on May 24. This shrine is covered in snow and ice for 6 months. Hemkund Sahib is located in Chamoli district. This is a famous pilgrim place for Sikhs and Hindus as it has also a temple dedicated to Laxman, brother of Lord Ram.
This sacred site is located between the seven mountains on the banks of a freezing lake at an altitude of 4632 meters (15,200 ft).