Kailash Mansarovar Tour

Hindu people believe Mt. Kailash/Kangri to be the abode of supreme Hindu God Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati. The arduous pilgrimage to Kailash is done by Hindus to attain salvation while for Buddhist the journey helps to achieve enlightenment and spread world peace. Vajrayana Buddhists called the mountain Mount Meru and believe that Kangri as the home of the Demchok, who represent supreme bliss.

Mansarovar Lake, called Mapam Yumtso by Tibetans, lays just beside the sacred Mount Kailash. The word "Manas" means mind or consciousness and "Sarovar" means Lake, hence it is defined as the Lake of Consciousness. Hindu worships it as the bathing lake of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and Circumambulation Lake is believed to be purging one's soul of sins and the body of sickness. Similarly, Buddhists believe Mapam Yumtso to be Lake Anavatapta where Buddha was conceived by his mother Maya. Along the lake's shore is the ancient Chiu Monastery that is a revered spot for meditation.

Every year, thousands make a pilgrimage to Kailash, following a tradition going back thousands of years. Pilgrims of several religions believe that circumambulating Mount Kailash on foot is a holy ritual that will bring good fortune. The peregrination is made in a clockwise direction by Hindus and Buddhists, while Jains and Bönpos circumambulate the mountain in a counterclockwise direction.