Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash is a 6,638 metres (21,778 ft) mountain in the Gangdise Shan mountain range in Tibet.[1] Mount Kailash is also known as Kangrinboqe and Gongdisi Shan.[2]
| File:Kailash-Barkha.jpg Mount Kailash from the south | |
| Elevation | 6,638 m (21,778 ft) |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 1,319 m (4,327 ft) |
| Location | |
| Range | Gangdisê Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unclimbed |
In Hinduism and Buddhism, Kailash, or Mt. Meru, is sacred.[3][1] Hindus believe Kailash is the home of Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati and sons Ganesh and Kartikeya. Hindus believe that it is impossible to climb to Kailash, but every year pilgrims come to Tibet to walk around it.[3] The Tibetan people believe that people should not climb Mount Kailash.[4] It is believed to have never been climbed.
Mount Kailash Media
- Mt Kailash sat.jpg
Topography of the region with Mount Kailash in the background and Manasarovar (right) and Rakshastal lakes in the foreground
- KailashTanka.JPG
A Thangka depiction of Mount Kailash
- KailashMani.jpg
Mani stones on the path around Mount Kailash
- Yaks-Kailash-Manasarovar.jpg
Yaks used in the pilgrimage to Mount Kailash on the banks of Lake Manasarovar
A pilgrim wading in Lake Manasarovar
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Resham Sengar (November 8, 2019). Mount Kailash facts: mindboggling things you may not know about Lord Shiva's home. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/mount-kailash-facts-mindboggling-things-you-may-not-know-about-lord-shivas-home/as61220500.cms. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ↑ Fowler, Charlie (1999). "Asia, Tibet, Qionglai Shan, Gurla Range, Ascents and Other Activity". AAC Publications (American Alpine Club). http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199921102/Asia-Tibet-Qionglai-Shan-Gurla-Range-Ascents-and-Other-Activity.
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