Discovery of Hemkund Sahib : The Sikhs started to search for Hemkund, the “Tap Asthan” (the place of meditation), in the late nineteenth century, even though the Dasam Granth was recorded in the 1730’s. The first Sikh to trace the geographical location of Hemkund was Pandit Tara Singh Narotam in 1884. He was a nineteenth century Nirmila scholar. His findings were published by the renowned exponent of Sikh history and scholar, Bhai Vir Singh in 1929 in his book called “Sri Kalgidhar Chamatkar”. This book was then read by Sohan Singh, who was a retired Granthi (priest) from the Indian army working voluntarily at a gurudwara in Tehri Garhwal. Having read the description of where the Tap Asthan was, he set out to find the physical spot in 1933.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 08:31:57 +0000
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