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Hemkund (4,632 m), Uttarakhand · 30.6987°, 79.6183°
The highest gurdwara in the world, a pentagonal sanctuary beside a glacial lake ringed by seven peaks at 4,632 m, near the Valley of Flowers. Snowbound most of the year, it draws lakhs of Sikh pilgrims each summer up the steep trail from Govindghat.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
In the Dasam Granth, Guru Gobind Singh recalls a previous life meditating at a lake of ice (Hemkund) united with God until called to be reborn for dharma's defence — the site was traced from that verse and confirmed in the 1930s by Sant Sohan Singh and Havildar Modan Singh.
19 km trek from Govindghat via Ghangaria; open ~Jun–Oct.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-26 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern
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