Among the 508 important pilgrimages for Sikhs, Hemkund Sahib is located in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand. Situated at a height of 4,329 meters above mean sea level, it is also the highest ...
This year, 4.8 million pilgrims visited Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib shrines, including 1.42 million at Badrinath, 1.65 million at Kedarnath, 0.81 million at Gangotri, and 0.71 million at Yamunotri.
Uttarakhand teams up with ITBP to offer helicopter services, unlocking remote border areas and sacred sites like Adi Kailash and Hemkund Sahib for tourism.
Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri and Hemkund Sahib in Garhwal Himalayas and Munsiyari in Kumaon region received fresh snowfall intensifying cold throughout the state.