PREFACE
One evening, as I was chit chatting with an old man, a reference emanated from his talk that he was going to visit Sri Hazoor Sahib as he had already been to Hemkund Sahib. As I told him that I had visited Hazoor Sahib three times but Hemkund Sahib never, he encouraged me to visit Hemkund Sahib at the first available opportunity, as time and tide wait for none. Feeling strongly encouraged with this piece of advice, this awareness in me made me believe that the opportune time to visit Hemkund Sahib had come for me. With this blessed inspiration, yatra to Hemkund Sahib got materialized.
First of all, I contacted the Chairman of the yatra committee who organized the pilgrimage to Sri Hemkund Sahib every year. Two seats were got booked - one for me and one for my better-half. The chairman Mr. Amar Jeet Singh, a devotee and blessed regular visitor to the Holy Place, enlightened me a lot with his experience. The yatra was fixed for 5th to l0th July 2002.
We gathered inputs to make good use there of in our journey. Many a time in the past I had desired to visit Hemkund Sahib, but in general parlance, one should admit that there was no call from the Holy Place. It was essentially the fulfillment of a life time desire, so I decided to note down the details of the long desired yatra in a comprehensive and smooth manner - as far as possible.
Here, I may mention that every yatra is a unique experience in itself even if repeated. So, this description is separate in its identity and it may not be comparable with any other pilgrimage of the past or that of the future tense.
The description has not been loaded with pithy historical references but kept light and casual. The under current has been to maintain rapport amongst the yatri, the Nature and the Creator. The yatri, or even nobody or nothing is alone in the grand design of Nature. So, the movement of the pilgrim and the visual aspects of his surroundings have been depicted so lively, so as to make the reader feel, as if he himself was the traveller. Effort has been made to pen down every act, event, feeling, desire, lapse and surprise of the pilgrim in a cogent and flowing style. Being face to face with nature and one of the co-travellers, the pilgrim in his un-assumed natural manner, continues to refresh his bookish information. This aspect is also an additional feather in this writing.
The achievement lies in the completion of this writing, the inspiration for which came from above and enthusiasm flowed from my better-half Paramjit Kaur. I feel, that in the ensuing pages, the reader would find an interesting, attractive and lively description of the yatra to Sri Hemkund Sahib.
Dehradun RAVEL SINGH
May 2003
www.hemkundji.com
One evening, as I was chit chatting with an old man, a reference emanated from his talk that he was going to visit Sri Hazoor Sahib as he had already been to Hemkund Sahib. As I told him that I had visited Hazoor Sahib three times but Hemkund Sahib never, he encouraged me to visit Hemkund Sahib at the first available opportunity, as time and tide wait for none. Feeling strongly encouraged with this piece of advice, this awareness in me made me believe that the opportune time to visit Hemkund Sahib had come for me. With this blessed inspiration, yatra to Hemkund Sahib got materialized.
First of all, I contacted the Chairman of the yatra committee who organized the pilgrimage to Sri Hemkund Sahib every year. Two seats were got booked - one for me and one for my better-half. The chairman Mr. Amar Jeet Singh, a devotee and blessed regular visitor to the Holy Place, enlightened me a lot with his experience. The yatra was fixed for 5th to l0th July 2002.
We gathered inputs to make good use there of in our journey. Many a time in the past I had desired to visit Hemkund Sahib, but in general parlance, one should admit that there was no call from the Holy Place. It was essentially the fulfillment of a life time desire, so I decided to note down the details of the long desired yatra in a comprehensive and smooth manner - as far as possible.
Here, I may mention that every yatra is a unique experience in itself even if repeated. So, this description is separate in its identity and it may not be comparable with any other pilgrimage of the past or that of the future tense.
The description has not been loaded with pithy historical references but kept light and casual. The under current has been to maintain rapport amongst the yatri, the Nature and the Creator. The yatri, or even nobody or nothing is alone in the grand design of Nature. So, the movement of the pilgrim and the visual aspects of his surroundings have been depicted so lively, so as to make the reader feel, as if he himself was the traveller. Effort has been made to pen down every act, event, feeling, desire, lapse and surprise of the pilgrim in a cogent and flowing style. Being face to face with nature and one of the co-travellers, the pilgrim in his un-assumed natural manner, continues to refresh his bookish information. This aspect is also an additional feather in this writing.
The achievement lies in the completion of this writing, the inspiration for which came from above and enthusiasm flowed from my better-half Paramjit Kaur. I feel, that in the ensuing pages, the reader would find an interesting, attractive and lively description of the yatra to Sri Hemkund Sahib.
Dehradun RAVEL SINGH
May 2003
www.hemkundji.com
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