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Mount
Kailash
is one of the world’s
most sacred spots.
Kailash Manasarovar
has the most alluring
& most powerful
landscapes in the
Himalayas. The incredible
journey of 2000
kms, traverses Tibetan
highlands, the world’s
highest plains,
crosses rivers &
conquers fierce
sun during the days
and numbing cold
nights. Mt Kailash
at an altitude of
22,000 ft is considered
to be the center
of the universe.
The Kailash circuit
is a 32.5 miles
strenuous trail
crossing the routes
highest pass at
18,525 ft.! The
journey, which entails
long rides by Land
Cruisers and a three-day
trek in the remotest
part around Mt Kailash,
promises to be the
most fascinating
experience of your
lifetime!!!
Mt.
Kailash, is situated
to the north of
the Himalayan barrier,
wholly within Tibet.
It is the perfect
mountain with awesome
beauty, with 4 great
faces. It is the
spiritual centre
for four great religions:
Tibetan Buddhism,
Hinduism, the Jain
religion and the
pre-Buddhist animistic
religion - Bonpo.
To Tibetans it is
known as Khang Rimpoche
(Precious Jewel
of Snow) and they
see it as the navel
of the world. It
is said that a stream
from the mountain
pours into a nearby
lake and from here
rivers flow in the
four cardinal directions.
The
River of the Lion
Mouth to the North,
the River of the
Horse Mouth to the
east, the River
of the Peacock Mouth
to the south and
the River of the
Elephant Mouth to
the West. Strangely
enough, four major
rivers do indeed
originate near Kailash,
the Indus, the Yarlung
Tsangpo (Brahmaputra),
the Karnali and
the Sutlej. Tibetans
believe that it
is the residence
of Demchog, a fierce
looking tantric
deity who lives
there with his consort,
Dorje Phagmo. For
the Tibetans also,
it is a particularly
special place in
that their poet
saint Milarepa,
spent several years
here meditating
in a cave.
For
the Hindus Mount
Kailash is the earthly
manifestation of
Mt. Meru, their
spritual centre
of the universe,
described as a fanatastic
world pillar 84,000
miles high, around
which all else revolves,
its roots in the
lowest hell and
its summit kissing
the heavens. On
the top lives their
most revered God,
Shiva, and his consort
Parvati.
For the Jains, an
Indian religious
group, Kailash is
the site where their
first prophet achieved
enlightenment. For
the older, more
ancient religion
of Bon, it is the
site where its founder
Shanrab is said
to have descended
from heaven. It
was formerly the
spiritual centre
of Zhang Zung, the
ancient Bon Empire
that once included
all of western Tibet.
Bon people walk
around the mountain
in a counter clockwise
manner, unlike the
other religions.
Over
the centuries pilgrims
have constantly
journeyed immense
distances to achieve
enlightenment or
cleanse themselves
of sin, braving
enormous distances,
particularly harsh
weather and bandit
attacks.
KAILASH
MANSAROVAR PARIKRAMA
The parikrama around
Mt. Kailash starts
and finishes at
Tarchen. From Tarchen,
the pilgrim circuit
enters the Lha Chhu
(God's River) valley,
a spectacular canyon
below the mountain’s
western flanks.
In the northern
face, the trail
climbs to the Dolma
Pass (18,600 ft.),
and then descends
quickly into the
Lham Chhu Khyer
valley before returning
to Tarchen. It is
52-km circuit around
Mt. Kailash.
Best Time
for Kailash Mansarovar
Yatra: May To September
