"Rescued by 205 army aviation squadron based at mamoon pathankot.Thank u.Sweet memories with the air crew.God bless," a relieved Harbhajan wrote on his twitter page.
Flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides have claimed over a hundred lives in Uttarakhand and left thousands of pilgrims stranded.
The off-spinner took shelter at the ITBP camp at Joshimath since the last four days after he too could not reach Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara due to bad weather.
Harbhajan took the role of a counsellor alongside ITBP personnel as he met a number of pilgrims hit by incessant rains and floods.
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