The description of Hemkund Sahib is also there in Badrikashram Mahatmya mentioned in Skandpuran. Many scholars tell the discovery of Hemkund much later. So some scholars tell the discovery in 1920 by a member of the Patiala Raj Gharana. In 1935 this place was established as Hemkund Sahib. When Bhai Veer Singh ji asked Sohan Singh ji to get a room built in Hemkund Sahib by giving two thousand rupees, Baba Sohan Singh ji Baba Sohan singh ji) and Havaldar Baba Mohan Singh ji (military havaldar baba mohan singh ji) together got this room ready in the year 1936. Sri Guru Granth Sahib was first published in Hemkund Sahib in 1937.
Baba Mohan Singh ji took charge of Hemkund Sahib after Sohan Singh passed away in 1938. In 1944-45, Baba ji got the place for the preaching of Guru Vani and two rooms made by the contractor Hayat Singh Bhandari. Earlier, there was no arrangement for coming and going in Hemkund and on the way.
On getting information from the study of Vichitra Natak Granth, which gives information about the character of the life of Guru Gobind Singh ji, that when the tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh Ji was doing penance It was told in the sky that Hemkund is a corner of the Sumer mountain.
Where there is a place called Hemkund, there is a mountain called Saptashringa. Aja Pandu, the father of the Pandavas, had done penance at the same place. Wherein Guru Govind Singh ji did the penance of Mahakal.
Gurmukh beloved saint Sohan Singh ji, who was preaching the words of saints in Tihri Garhwal, had a desire to find this holy place, he had immense devotion and devotion towards the Guru, so Sohan singh ji kept it in his mind. It was decided that if Jitji finds Guruji’s place of penance then life will be successful.Hemkund Sahib, formally known as Gurudwara Sri Hemkund Sahib is a highly-revered pilgrimage site for the Sikh community. It is believed that Guru Gobind Singh ji, the tenth guru of the Sikhs, spent 10 years in meditation here. What adds to the popularity of the religious site is its stunning location surrounded by the Garhwal Himalayas. Hemkund Sahib is nestled between the peaks of the Hemkund Parvat. The name ‘Hemkund’ means lake of snow and the waters are actually ice cold. The gurudwara is visited by a large number of devotees from all corners of the country before it closes down for the winter season between October and April. Sikh pilgrims arrive at the gurudwara to help repair the trail which is often left damaged after the winter season. The gurudwara also houses a scenic lake where devotees take a holy dip. It is believed that the place once used to be a meditation ground for Lord Rama’s brother, Lakshmana. A nearby temple dedicated to Lord Lakshmana can also be visited during a trip to Hemkund Sahib.