Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route

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The Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route is a revered trans-Himalayan spiritual trail followed by Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Bon devotees to circumambulate Mount Kailash and visit the sacred Lake Manasarovar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pilgrimage route
religious route
trans-Himalayan trail
associatedPractice kora
parikrama
prostration pilgrimage (for some Buddhists)
associatedWithDeity Avalokiteshvara (in some Buddhist traditions)
linked to: Avalokiteśvara

Shiva
associatedWithTirthankara Rishabhanatha (in Jain tradition)
linked to: Rishabhanatha
countryOfPrimaryAccess India
Nepal
culturalSignificance symbol of interfaith Himalayan pilgrimage traditions
difficulty physically demanding
distanceAroundMountKailash approximately 52 kilometers
entryPointFromIndia Lipulekh Pass route
linked to: Lipulekh Pass

Nathu La route
entryPointFromNepal Humla-Simikot-Hilsa route
follows circumambulation of Mount Kailash
hasSacredSite Gauri Kund (near Kailash)
Lake Manasarovar
Mount Kailash
hasSegment Kora around Mount Kailash
linked to: Mount Kailash

approach to Lake Manasarovar
highestPoint Dolma La pass
linked to: Dolma La Pass
highestPointElevation about 5630 meters above sea level
includesVisitTo Lake Manasarovar
locatedIn China
Tibet Autonomous Region
modeOfTravel by pony or yak (on some segments)
on foot
nearbyWaterBody Rakshas Tal (Ravan Tal)
organizedBy Ministry of External Affairs of India (for Indian government yatras)
region Trans-Himalaya
linked to: Transhimalaya
religiousTradition Bon
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
requires special travel permits
requiresPreparation acclimatization to high altitude
season mainly undertaken in summer months
spiritualSignificance considered a journey to the abode of the divine
path to attain merit and purification
terrain high-altitude mountain terrain
visitedBy Bon pilgrims
Buddhist pilgrims
Hindu pilgrims
Jain pilgrims
international trekkers and spiritual seekers

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Lake Manasarovar region partOf Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route
Kailash Range associatedWith Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
linked to: Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route
Lake Manasarovar pilgrimageCircuit Kailash–Manasarovar Yatra
linked to: Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route
Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route entryPointFromNepal Humla-Simikot-Hilsa route
linked to: Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route