For Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains from India, a pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash and Manasarovar Lake is a sacred one for ultimate salvation. Kailash is home and abode of Lord Shiva in Tibet, an autonomous region in China. Mt. Kailash and Mansarovar Yatra can be commenced directly from Kathmandu via Rasuwagadhi Border by road and by Flights and Roads via Nepalgunj and Simikot. Those who desire direct transportation by helicopters to Simikot, helicopters can be arranged.
The region of Mt. Kailash and Manasarovar is steeped in religion and mythology and every year hundreds of pilgrims traverse some of the remotest and toughest regions of the Himalayas to pay their obeisance to the Lord. It is a land where Lord Shiva lives with his consort Parvati. According to religious texts, the abode of creator Brahma is called Brahmaloka, the abode of Lord Vishnu is called Vaikuntha and the abode of Lord Shiva is called Kailash. Of the three, one can go bodily and return in this life having experienced divinity only from Kailash.
It is believed that a single set of parikrama around Mount Kailash washes away sins of a lifetime while 108 parikramas will help achieve salvation or Nirvana. The parikrama or kora of Kailash is a three-day trek, 53 kms long and is performed in a clockwise direction. The Dolma pass is the highest point at 5630m. Gouri Kund (5608m), just ahead of the pass, is a group of five small kunds of different shapes containing emerald green water. It is also called the lake of compassion where Parvati bathed.
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For Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains from India, a pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash (6638 m, 21778 ft) and Ma...
For Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains from India, a pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash and Manasarovar Lake is a s...
