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Hemkund - Paonta Tour
Gurudwara
Sri Hemkund Sahib :
Set amidst towering snow-capped mountains and lying beside a lake of pristine blue water, the Sikh shrine of Sri Hemkunt Sahib looks, even to the not-particularly-pious, a place of almost unbelievable beauty and peace. Seven peaks - known as the Sapt Sring- surround the shrine, looming over lush green pastures. The lake’s rocky shores are covered with snow through most of the year, but when the snows melt, the almost mythical yellow-green flower known as the Brahma Kamal, the `Lotus of the Gods’, blooms amidst the rocks. It’s a place of a rather wild and untamed beauty- and one of Sikhism’s most important shrines.
The tenth and penultimate guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh ji, meditated for years in these mountains, finally leaving his earthly form and uniting with the Almighty. The star-shaped Gurudwara
Sri Hemkunt Sahib, at a height of over 4,000 mt, is as such, a memorial to Guru Gobind Singh
ji and a reminder of the saint’s mission.
Sri
Hemkunt Sahib is accessible only in the summer, between June and October. The rest of the year, heavy snows make passage impossible, and usually block off the trail leading up to the
shrine.
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Gurudwara
Sri Paonta Sahib :
Surrounded by the Sal
forest and on the bank of river Yamuna the historic town of Paonta
Sahib was founded by the tenth Sikh Guru Govind Singh Ji. When only
sixteen years old, the guru left Anandpur Sahib and on the invitation of
Raja Maidini Prakash of Sirmour, lived at this beautiful place for over
four years. The historic gurudwara commemorates his stay and interestingly
the waters of the Yamuna fall silently below this -which
happened at the Guru's behest. The word 'Paonta' means 'Space for a foot
hold'.
DELHI - HEMKUND SAHIB - PAONTA SAHIB - DELHI
Day 1. Delhi - Rishikesh (Drive 225 km)
Day 2. Rishikesh - Joshimath (Drive 257 km)
Day 3. Joshimath - Govind Ghat - Govind Dham(ghangharia) (Drive 21km,
Trek 13km )
Day 4. Govind Dham - Hemkund Sahib - Govind Dham (Ghangharia Trek (12 km)
Day 5. Govind Dham - Govind Ghat - Joshimath (Trek 13 km, Drive 21
km)
Day 6. Joshimath - Rishikesh (Drive 257 km)
Day 7. Rishikesh - Paonta Sahib (Drive 90 km)
Day 8. Paonta Sahib - Delhi (Drive 240 km)
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Facts about
Paonta Sahib
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The Gurudwara has linkages to the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh and the Sikh leader Banda Bahadur. Its original name was Paontika. "Paon" in Hindi means feet and "tika" in Hindi means became stable. It is believed that Guru Gobind Singh's horse stopped at this place on its own and he decided to stay here.
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The place was Guru Gobind Singh's home for over four years and it was here that he wrote the Dasam
Granth. Sri Dastar Asthan were he judged the turban tying
competitions.
* Gurudwara also houses a museum which contains a lot of antiques and weapons used by Guru Gobind Singh during his stay.
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Gurudwara Tirgarh Sahib is built on the hillock from where Guru Gobind Singh shot arrows at the enemy.
*Gurudwara Shergarh Sahib place is the place where Guru Gobind Singh beheaded a dangerous man eater tiger with a single swipe of this sword.
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Gurudwara Bhangani Sahib commemorates Guru Gobind Singh's first battle when he defeated Raja Fateh Sahib and his allies.
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