Kailash Mansarovar: Check these 5 interesting facts

Four religions, one mountain

Mount Kailash is sacred to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Tibet’s Bon tradition but each faith has its own belief about the mountain

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Uniqueness of Mount Kailash

Despite being a mountain, pilgrims traditionally do not climb its summit. Instead, they walk around it as part of the sacred kora or circumambulation

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Two lakes, two different waters

Near Mount Kailash are Manasarovar and Rakshastal, which are two neighbouring lakes with a striking contrast; one is freshwater, and the other is saline

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Source of major rivers

The Kailash region is linked to the headwaters of some of Asia’s major rivers, including the likes of Indus, Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Karnali

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Sacred walk

The Kailash kora is roughly 52 km long and generally takes around three days, reaching the high-altitude Dolma La Pass at about 5,630 metres

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