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Four religions call it the center of the universe. In 2026, Indian pilgrims travelling the Nepal route got stuck in Kathmandu without the right…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 8, 2026
Nobody has ever stood on the summit of Mount Kailash. Not because no one is strong enough — mountaineers who have soloed Everest without bottled oxygen have called it an easy scramble by comparison — but because four of the world's religions quietly agreed…
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In Hindu belief, Kailash is the seat of Shiva and his consort Parvati. Tibetan Buddhists identify it with Mount Meru, the axis at the centre of the cosmos. Jain scripture holds that Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara, achieved spiritual liberation on its…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
What this means for trekkers Kailash sits inside Chinese-administered Tibet, so a Nepal-route pilgrimage needs two separate sets of paperwork: Nepal entry documents, and a Chinese group visa plus a Tibet Autonomous Region permit arranged in advance through a…
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