Hemkunt Sahib

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Hemkunt Sahib is a revered Sikh gurudwara and high-altitude pilgrimage site in the Indian Himalayas, associated with Guru Gobind Singh.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hemkund Sahib pilgrimage 1
Hemkunt Sahib canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gurdwara ⓘ
Religious site ⓘ
Sikh pilgrimage site ⓘ
accessRoute trail via Ghangaria ⓘ
trek from Govindghat ⓘ
altName Gurdwara Sri Hemkunt Sahib ⓘ
Hemkund Sahib ⓘ
Hemkunt Sahib Gurudwara ⓘ
associatedWith Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
category Sikh gurdwaras in Uttarakhand ⓘ
Sikh pilgrimage sites in India ⓘ
climate cold ⓘ
closedDuring winter ⓘ
closedReason heavy snowfall ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
elevation approximately 15200 feet ⓘ
approximately 4632 meters ⓘ
governingBody Hemkunt Sahib Management Trust ⓘ
hasFeature high-altitude glacial lake ⓘ
seven surrounding mountain peaks ⓘ
hasPilgrimsFrom India ⓘ
global Sikh diaspora ⓘ
hasPractice community kitchen (langar) ⓘ
seva (voluntary service) ⓘ
hasStructure langar hall ⓘ
main gurdwara building ⓘ
sarovar ⓘ
locatedIn Chamoli district ⓘ
Indian Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: Himalayas

Uttarakhand ⓘ
mentionedIn Bachittar Natak tradition ⓘ
linked to: Bachittar Natak
near Ghangaria ⓘ
Valley of Flowers National Park ⓘ
nearestTown Govindghat ⓘ
notableActivity high-altitude trekking pilgrimage ⓘ
pilgrimageSeason summer ⓘ
region Garhwal Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: Garhwal Himalaya
religion Sikhism ⓘ
requires steep ascent on foot or pony ⓘ
shapeOfLake roughly star-shaped ⓘ
significance associated with previous meditation of Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
major Sikh yatra destination ⓘ
state Uttarakhand ⓘ
terrain alpine ⓘ
typicalOpeningMonths June to October ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sikh people → pilgrimageSite → Hemkunt Sahib ⓘ
Garhwal → tourismCircuit → Hemkund Sahib pilgrimage ⓘ
linked to: Hemkunt Sahib