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Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Homkund" title="Homkund">Homkund</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Place in Uttarakhand, India</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1043192559">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement{width:23em;border-collapse:collapse;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement td,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement th{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.4em 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-label,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-below{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.4em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-label{border:0;padding:0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-top:0;border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category">pilgrimage site; Gurudwara</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hemkunt-003.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib"><img alt="A stone building is surrounded by partially frozen ponds. Pilgrims can be seen on the paths" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Hemkunt-003.jpg/250px-Hemkunt-003.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Hemkunt-003.jpg/375px-Hemkunt-003.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Hemkunt-003.jpg/500px-Hemkunt-003.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1407" data-file-height="1055" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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Sahib is located in India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/250px-India_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/375px-India_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/500px-India_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1615" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:20.922%;left:39.425%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib"><img alt="Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Gurdwara_Hemkund_Sahib&params=30_42_0.78_N_79_36_57.54_E_type:city_region:IN-UK"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">30°42′0.78″N</span> <span class="longitude">79°36′57.54″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">30.7002167°N 79.6159833°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">30.7002167; 79.6159833</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" 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class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">4,632 m (15,197 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a><sup id="cite_ref-langoff_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-langoff-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Regional</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Garhwali_language" title="Garhwali language">Garhwali</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:30" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:30">UTC+5:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_Index_Number" title="Postal Index Number">PIN</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">249401</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate" title="Vehicle registration plate">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">UK</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://URL">shrihemkuntsahib.com</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Hemkund Sahib</b> (also spelled Hemkunt), formally known as <i><a href="/wiki/Gurudwara" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurudwara">Gurudwara</a> Shri Hemkund Sahib Ji</i>, is a <a href="/wiki/Sikh" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikh">Sikh</a> place of worship and pilgrimage site in <a href="/wiki/Chamoli_district" title="Chamoli district">Chamoli district</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. It is devoted to <a href="/wiki/Guru_Gobind_Singh" title="Guru Gobind Singh">Guru Gobind Singh</a> (1666–1708), the tenth <a href="/wiki/Sikh_Guru" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikh Guru">Sikh Guru</a>, and finds mention in <i><a href="/wiki/Dasam_Granth" title="Dasam Granth">Dasam Granth</a></i>. With its setting of a glacial lake surrounded by seven mountain peaks, each adorned by a <a href="/wiki/Nishan_Sahib" title="Nishan Sahib">Nishan Sahib</a> on its cliff, it is according to the Survey of India located in the <a href="/wiki/Garhwal_Himalaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Garhwal Himalaya">Garhwal Himalaya</a> at an elevation of 4,632 meters (15,197 feet).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is approached from <a href="/wiki/Govindghat" title="Govindghat">Govindghat</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Rishikesh" title="Rishikesh">Rishikesh</a>-<a href="/wiki/Badrinath" title="Badrinath">Badrinath</a> highway. The main town near Gobindghat is <a href="/wiki/Joshimath" title="Joshimath">Joshimath</a>. The elevation of the lake at Hemkund is approximately 15,197 feet. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gurudwara_Shri_Hemkund_Sahib_by_Panjab_Digital_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Gurudwara_Shri_Hemkund_Sahib_by_Panjab_Digital_Library.jpg/220px-Gurudwara_Shri_Hemkund_Sahib_by_Panjab_Digital_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Gurudwara_Shri_Hemkund_Sahib_by_Panjab_Digital_Library.jpg/330px-Gurudwara_Shri_Hemkund_Sahib_by_Panjab_Digital_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Gurudwara_Shri_Hemkund_Sahib_by_Panjab_Digital_Library.jpg/440px-Gurudwara_Shri_Hemkund_Sahib_by_Panjab_Digital_Library.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="1440" /></a><figcaption>During the construction of Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib. Digitized by <a href="/wiki/Panjab_Digital_Library" title="Panjab Digital Library">Panjab Digital Library</a>.</figcaption></figure> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2></div> <p>Hemkund is a <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> name derived from <i>Hem</i> ("Snow") and <i>Kund</i> ("bowl"). <a href="/wiki/Dasam_Granth" title="Dasam Granth">Dasam Granth</a> says this is the place where Pandu Raja practiced <a href="/wiki/Yoga" title="Yoga">Yoga</a>. In addition, the <a href="/wiki/Dasam_Granth" title="Dasam Granth">Dasam Granth</a> says that in a former life, Guru Gobind Singh meditated intensely at Hemkund on Akaal <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hemkund_Lake.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Hemkund_Lake.JPG/220px-Hemkund_Lake.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Hemkund_Lake.JPG/330px-Hemkund_Lake.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Hemkund_Lake.JPG/440px-Hemkund_Lake.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Hemkund Lake, September</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Travel">Travel</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pilgrims_crossing_the_Hemkund_Glacier..jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Pilgrims_crossing_the_Hemkund_Glacier..jpg/220px-Pilgrims_crossing_the_Hemkund_Glacier..jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Pilgrims_crossing_the_Hemkund_Glacier..jpg/330px-Pilgrims_crossing_the_Hemkund_Glacier..jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Pilgrims_crossing_the_Hemkund_Glacier..jpg/440px-Pilgrims_crossing_the_Hemkund_Glacier..jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Pilgrims going across the Hemkund Glacier to visit Gurudwara Sri Hemkund Sahib</figcaption></figure><p>Hemkund is inaccessible from October through April because of snowbound paths and glaciers. Sikh pilgrims arrive in May and set to work to repair the damage to the path over the winter, which tradition is called <i>kar seva</i> ("selfless service"), a concept which forms an important tenet of the Sikh faith. </p><p>The take-off point for Hemkund Sahib is the town of <a href="/wiki/Govindghat" title="Govindghat">Govindghat</a>, about 275 kilometres (171 mi) from <a href="/wiki/Rishikesh" title="Rishikesh">Rishikesh</a>. The 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) trek is along a reasonably well-maintained path to the village of <a href="/wiki/Ghangaria" title="Ghangaria">Ghangaria</a> (also called Govinddham). This path can be covered either by walk or by pony and a <a href="/wiki/Gurudwara" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurudwara">Gurudwara</a> here gives shelter to pilgrims. In addition, there are a few hotels and a campground with tents and mattresses. A 1,100-metre (3,600 ft)climb on a 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) of stone paved path leads to Hemkund. Overnight stay is not allowed at Hemkund Sahib, so it is necessary to leave by 2 PM to make it back to Govindghat by dusk. </p><p>From <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>, tourists take the train to <a href="/wiki/Haridwar" title="Haridwar">Haridwar</a> and then travel by bus to Govindghat via <a href="/wiki/Rishikesh" title="Rishikesh">Rishikesh</a>. It is also possible to drive from Delhi to Govindghat, a distance of about 500 kilometres (310 mi) which takes around 18 hours to cover. Recently, an Indian airline company has started a helicopter service between Govindghat and Ghangria. The flight takes about 5 minutes. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Helicopter_service.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Helicopter_service.jpg/220px-Helicopter_service.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Helicopter_service.jpg/330px-Helicopter_service.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Helicopter_service.jpg/440px-Helicopter_service.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>The recent helicopter service started between Govindghat and Gangaria</figcaption></figure> <p>A recent study examining <a href="/wiki/Altitude_sickness" title="Altitude sickness">altitude sickness</a> at Hemkund Sahib found that almost one-third of pilgrims who traveled to Hemkund suffered from <a href="/wiki/Acute_Mountain_Sickness" class="mw-redirect" title="Acute Mountain Sickness">Acute Mountain Sickness</a> (a form of altitude sickness). As approximately 150,000 pilgrims are believed to travel to Hemkund Sahib each trekking season, almost 50,000 people are at risk of developing Acute Mountain Sickness each year. The authors stated the difficult nature of the trek, limited water consumption, and lack of awareness regarding altitude sickness as the main contributory factors.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Present_Gurudwara">Present Gurudwara</h2></div> <p>Design and construction of the present gurudwara at Hemkund was started in the mid-1960s, after Major General Harkirat Singh, KCIO, Engineer-in-Chief, Indian Army visited the gurudwara. The engineering brain behind the gurudwara project, Major General Harkirat Singh selected Architect Manmohan Singh Siali of the Military Engineering Services (MES) to head the design and construction effort. Thereafter, Architect Siali made annual trips to Hemkund Sahib and organized and supervised complex construction. M/s Sahib Singh, Harbhajan Singh & Gursharan Singh were the dedicated Gursikh contractors who worked on the construction, overcoming numerous weather, altitude, terrain, and logistic challenges. The unique design and construction are acclaimed as marvels, both of which have borne the test of sustainability over the past many decades. <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Valley_of_Flowers">Valley of Flowers</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Valley_of_Flowers_National_Park" title="Valley of Flowers National Park">Valley of Flowers National Park</a></div> <p>About 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Gobinddham is the 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) long Valley of Flowers. The Indian Government has declared this valley a national park. It is situated in <a href="/wiki/Nanda_Devi_National_Park" title="Nanda Devi National Park">Nanda Devi Bio Reserve</a>, and all activities are carefully regulated to preserve the valley in pristine condition. The best months to visit are July and August, during the <a href="/wiki/Monsoons" class="mw-redirect" title="Monsoons">monsoons</a>. Legend has it that a flower called <i>Brahma-Kamal</i> blossoms here every 12 years. The trek to the valley is for advanced trekkers, especially during an extended period of rainfall. Almost every single rock on the path to the valley of flowers is wobbly and requires significant level of concentration to avoid an unnecessary injury. It is a popular second destination for pilgrims visiting Hemkunt Sahib and definitely worth spending a day. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 865px;"> <li class="gallerycaption">Views of Hemkund (Hemkunt) Sahib</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 165px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hemkunt-002.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gurudwara in front of lake"><img alt="Gurudwara in front of lake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Hemkunt-002.jpg/130px-Hemkunt-002.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Hemkunt-002.jpg/195px-Hemkunt-002.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Hemkunt-002.jpg/260px-Hemkunt-002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Gurudwara in front of lake</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 165px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hemkunt-006.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gurdwara Hemkunt Sahib"><img alt="Gurdwara Hemkunt Sahib" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Hemkunt-006.jpg/130px-Hemkunt-006.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Hemkunt-006.jpg/195px-Hemkunt-006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Hemkunt-006.jpg/260px-Hemkunt-006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1138" data-file-height="785" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Gurdwara Hemkunt Sahib</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 165px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brahmkamal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Brahmkamal"><img alt="Brahmkamal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Brahmkamal.jpg/130px-Brahmkamal.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Brahmkamal.jpg/195px-Brahmkamal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Brahmkamal.jpg/260px-Brahmkamal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="985" data-file-height="634" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Brahmkamal</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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S. Siali. Published by Hemkunt, 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/81-7010-292-8" title="Special:BookSources/81-7010-292-8">81-7010-292-8</a>.</li> <li><i>Pilgrimage to Hemkunt</i>, by Jaswant Singh Neki. Photographs by Sondeep Shankar. 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