Dehradun, May 20 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Rishikesh, 18 May: The Grand Departure & Honour Ceremony of the first Jatha of Shri Hemkund Sahib Yatra 2026 (under the leadership of Panj Pyare) is set to commence at Rishikesh. The event is being organised by the Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib Management Trust.

Present on the occasion will be Governor Lt General Gurmit Singh (Retd), Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, ministers, dignitaries, representatives of the saint community, and the devout Sikh sangat from Uttarakhand.

The yatra will leave on 20 May at 10 a.m. from the Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib Management Trust, Rishikesh.

Other events that will take place include the release of two b...