Mount Kailash

Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash Yatra - the most sacred mountain for the Hindus is located in the remote corner of the Western Tibet. It is revered as one of the most sacred pilgrim spot for Hindus, Buddhist, Jain and Bonpo - the ancient religion of Tibet. This 22,028 foot rock pyramid is the throne of the gods and is revered by the followers of these religions as the holy place where the divine takes earthly form. Pilgrims believe that by taking a single circuit tours of the sacred path their sins of a lifetime are erased. Their faith proclaims that not just the mountain's ice capped summit but the entire region is the abode of the gods: a holy land made doubly sacrosanct by the presence of nearby Lake Mansarovar, fifteen-mile-wide circle of deepest blue which is among man's most ancient holy sites. Mount Meru appears at the heart of Asian religious cosmography. It is the central pivot around which the whole of creation revolves the World Pillar and the First of Mountains.

History
The Lake and Mountain are the crowning jewels of a magical land of pure lights and intense colours born in the rarefied atmosphere of 15,000 ft. The stark winds swept plains, the luminous intensity of the sky and ranks of immense snow covered giants guarding the region are a fitting back drop for the dazzling purity of the Mount Kailash. Upon the sublime natural landscape are placed the rock calms and fluttering faith. Every step of the sacred routes encircling Kailash and Mansarovar has its own legend, every rock, hill ad spring its own good: and outpouring of myths and belief which confirms by its very abundance the presence of the sacred.