Govindghat → Ghangaria → Hemkund (6 km climb) · Chamoli · Uttarakhand
Hemkund Sahib (15,000 ft) — the world's highest gurdwara: Guru Gobind Singh's previous-life tapasthan from the Bachittar Natak, lost for centuries, found 1934 by Sohan Singh; star-shaped marble shrine on the glacial lake; Lokpal/Lakshman temple beside.
Place · Govindghat → Ghangaria → Hemkund (6 km climb) · Chamoli · Uttarakhand
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib, Chamoli. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.