File photo of the Hemkund Sahib shrine in Uttarakhand.
Gopeshwar (U'khand), May 24
With the portals of Hemkund Sahib scheduled to open tomorrow, Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of Sikh pilgrims from Govindghat to the Himalayan shrine.
The minister appealed the batch of 5,000 pilgrims to maintain cleanliness at the shrine's surroundings.
"The arrangements have been improved this time for pilgrims travelling to the shrine," he said.
The pilgrims, who left today, will make a night halt at Ghanghariya and start for Hemkund Sahib in the morning.
The Himalayan Gurudwara is scheduled to open at noon tomorrow, Seva Singh, a Hemkund Sahib official, said, adding the shrine remains closed in the winters due to heavy snowfall in the region. — PTI
Most Read In 24 Hours
Don't Miss
View All
Top News
Delhi Police register case in connection with doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah
The Special Cell has registered an FIR under various section...
Search operation to track down, neutralise terrorists under way in J-K's Udhampur
A village Defence Guard was killed in a brief encounter with...
‘Sikh values are Canadian values’: PM Trudeau marks Khalsa day in Toronto amid pro-Khalistan chants
Canada PM emphasis on more flights to India, including to Am...
8 killed as goods vehicle collides with truck in Chhattisgarh
The victims, natives of Patharra village, were returning aft...
Missing 'Taarak Mehta' actor Gurucharan Singh was to get married, faced ‘financial distress’
Singh, who went missing on April 22, left for Delhi's domest...
