The annual pilgrimage to Gurdwara Sri Hemkund Sahib officially ended today. According to the Gurdwara Sri Hemkund Sahib Management Trust, over 1.83 lakh pilgrims visited the shrine this year. The pilgrimage to the holy place had started on May 25.

he annual pilgrimage to Gurdwara Sri Hemkund Sahib officially ended today. According to the Gurdwara Sri Hemkund Sahib Management Trust, over 1.83 lakh pilgrims visited the shrine this year. The pilgrimage to the holy place had started on May 25.

Located at a height of over 15,000 feet on the banks of a Himalayan lake in Uttarakhand, this is the highest Sikh shrine in the world. Narinderjit Singh Bindra, president of the trust, said the portals of the shrine were closed after the mid-day prayers.