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Lake Mansarovar

Lake Mansarovar

pilgrimage site

Lake Mansarovar, at 4,590 metres one of the highest freshwater lakes in the world, lies at the foot of Mount Kailash on the Tibetan plateau.

Type
Pilgrimage Site
Best season
Monsoon
Things to do
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Lake Mansarovar, at 4,590 metres one of the highest freshwater lakes in the world, lies at the foot of Mount Kailash on the Tibetan plateau. Its turquoise water is deeply sacred to Hindus, Buddhists and Jains, and pilgrims bathe in and circumambulate the lake as part of the Kailash yatra.

When to go

Best visited in the short summer yatra season (Jun-Sep), subject to official arrangements.

Why visit

One of the world's highest sacred lakes, at the foot of Kailash — a holy bathing and circumambulation site on the yatra.

Cultural notes

Believed in Hindu cosmology to have been created in the mind of Lord Brahma, Mansarovar is one of the holiest lakes, its waters thought to cleanse the soul.

How to reach

Visited alongside Mount Kailash on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, via Lipulekh, Nathula or the Nepal overland route. Access subject to official arrangements.

Lake Mansarovar guide & itineraries

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