Twelve
ARRIVAL AT SRI HEMKUND SAHIB
A few steps before the last step, the Nishan Sahib was visible. There were still some minutes to eleven. We could not be sure to attend the Ardas at 11: 15. Even then, we tried to be agile. Now, we were at the last stair. In our front was the Nishan Sahib, the Gurudwara, the view of the holy Sarovar, high peaks around it and the gleaming glaciers rising towards the skies like white graphics on the chest of large sprawling mountains. In sight, there were devotees everywhere. We moved on slowly full of joy and with a sense of blessings. To our left was the langar hall and to the right side the end of the horse road.
As is generally advised that after arrival one should take bath in the Sarovar at the earliest; otherwise, if fatigue and body warmth give way to slumber, one's body may be at pains to tolerate dip in the snow water. It was observed that the yatris were aware of this fact. After paying respects at the Nishan Sahib, we made for the Sarovar straight. After crossing the imposing entrance gate, the ground was almost even and one could walk effortlessly slowly balancing state of the body. At that time the feeling of fatigue relegated as one was totally taken over by the charming place about which we had already heard a lot.
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ARRIVAL AT SRI HEMKUND SAHIB
A few steps before the last step, the Nishan Sahib was visible. There were still some minutes to eleven. We could not be sure to attend the Ardas at 11: 15. Even then, we tried to be agile. Now, we were at the last stair. In our front was the Nishan Sahib, the Gurudwara, the view of the holy Sarovar, high peaks around it and the gleaming glaciers rising towards the skies like white graphics on the chest of large sprawling mountains. In sight, there were devotees everywhere. We moved on slowly full of joy and with a sense of blessings. To our left was the langar hall and to the right side the end of the horse road.
As is generally advised that after arrival one should take bath in the Sarovar at the earliest; otherwise, if fatigue and body warmth give way to slumber, one's body may be at pains to tolerate dip in the snow water. It was observed that the yatris were aware of this fact. After paying respects at the Nishan Sahib, we made for the Sarovar straight. After crossing the imposing entrance gate, the ground was almost even and one could walk effortlessly slowly balancing state of the body. At that time the feeling of fatigue relegated as one was totally taken over by the charming place about which we had already heard a lot.
www.hemkundji.com
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