Hemkund Sahib (also spelled Hemkunt), known as Gurudwara
Sri Hemkunt Sahib
Ji, is a Sikh
place of worship and pilgrimage site in Chamoli district
, Uttarakhand
, India
. It is devoted to Guru Gobind Singh Ji
(1666–1708), the tenth Sikh Guru
, and finds mention in Dasam Granth, a work believed to be dictated by Guruji himself. 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 Himalayas
at an elevation of 4,632 meters (15,197 feet). It is approached from Gobindghat
on the Rishikesh
-Badrinath
highway. The main town near Gobindghat is Joshimath
.
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