PORTALS OF SIKH SHRINE HEMKUNT SAHIB CLOSE FOR WINTER MONTHS

DEHRADUN: The portals of the holy Sikh shrine Hemkunt Sahib in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand were closed on Sunday.

Sewa Singh, manager of the Shri Hemkunt Sahib Management Trust, said this year the portals of the shrine were opened on September 18. He said generally every year the portals of the shrine are opened on March 25 and shut on October 10. “However, last year and this year too, there was a delay in the opening of the portals due to the Covid-19,” he said.

This year over 10,000 pilgrims visited the shrine compared to around 8,500 last year.

In 2019, 1.65 lakh pilgrims had visited the shrine. Hemkunt is inaccessible because of snow from October to April.