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Hemkund Sahib:
Lets travel to the most sacred place for the Sikhs–>Hemkund Sahib.
My fervor towards this place sky rocketed as I kept approaching it. This could be sacred to the whole mankind.
Anyone who had seen the movie “Avatar” would correlate the movie to this place. If some one had told me that Stephen spielberg had shot the movie in Hemkund. I would have definitely believed it. This is not a hyperbole.
The place is lush green. No man made environment-disasters.
There are only two modes of Commute,
1. By Walk
2. By Ponies
I would suggest one should experience both of it during the trek.
For the Walkers:
You would have to walk around 13 kms to reach a place called Ghangaria, where you have a small township kinda place. You can find all sorts of Hotels for your food & stay. Both the Valley of Flowers & Hemkund are 6kms away from Ghangaria. The First 3 kms is in common.
The path to this place is hard rock & terribly bad with rugged stones. But the scenic nature loads you with complete zeal & you are not much bothered about the terrains you walk.
While you start from the base you would notice lot of white showers at the top. As you keep climbing over & over you would recollect that how far it was & how nearer you are.
The mountains around paves way for legion waterfall, which flows down through the valleys adding up to the beauty of mother nature. As you move on, you get to cross from one to the other mountains. At this juncture, you walk over that water. You get so close to these furious rivers; this makes you feel so light in front of their magnificence.
Checklist for the Walkers:
1. First & foremost -a walking stick.
2. Torch( by any means if you plan to climb up or down after 5 while the sun set. Preferably don’t do it)
3. Usual trek stuff like Trek Shoes, Jackets, Glucose.
4. If possible carry some cuppamania kind of instant stuff as the cost of everything is very high at that height.
5. Camera with very good Zooming feature.( Trekking without this is a sin)
6. Rain coats if necessary(depending on the season)
For the Ride on Ponies:
1.Keep your Valet full of Cash- They Charge you a 2700/- bucks for up & down to Hemkund.
2.The Ponies are dumb ones- so be ready to bear the pain in your Ar@#e!!! atleast for 3 days.
Lakshman Mandir:
There is a Laksman Temple behind the Gurudhwara at the Top. It is said that both Ram & Lakshman had stayed here praying the Lords & in turn they were blessed with flowers from the sky, Those flowers got scattered to Valley of Flowers.
This Valley of Flowers is such a scenic beauty that one should never miss in his lifetime.
Have added some pics.,
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Hope the slideshow entices you for an “Awesome Trek to Hemkund”
