mount kailash

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Mount Kailash
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Mount Kailash (also Mount Kailas; Kangrinboqê or Gang Rinpoche) is a peak in the Kailash Range (Gangdisê Mountains), which forms part of the Transhimalaya in Tibet China.Mount Kailash is a holy mountain for Hinduism,Jainism and Buddhism.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. Followers of the Jain and Bönpo religions circumambulate the mountain in a counterclockwise direction. The path around Mount Kailash is 52 km (32 mi) long.


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