‘Mt Kailash Darshan from Indian Soil’ Pilgrimage Launched by Uttarakhand Govt

Dehradun: The Tourism Department of the Uttarakhand government has launched ‘Mount Kailash Darshan from Indian Soil’ pilgrimage.

Through this unique pilgrimage package, devotees can have the darshan of the holy Mount Kailash from the Old Lipulekh Peak in Uttarakhand. The Om Parvat in the Pittoragarh district of the state is also visible from the spot.

The first batch of pilgrims of this special tour package started the maiden trip on Gandhi Jayanti and witnessed the majestic Mount Kailash on October 3, from Old Lipulekh Peak, along with Om Parvat. The pilgrims will be taken to Adi Kailash from Gunji Pithoragarh on October 4 before their return to Pithoragarh, according to the CMO of Chhattisgarh.

The unique tour package includes helicopter tickets from Pithoragarh to Gunji and back with accommodation at KMVN or homestays, the CMO added.

This point in India’s Uttarakhand from where Mount Kailash is clearly visible, was discovered a few months ago by a team of officials from Uttarakhand Tourism, BRO and ITBP. The Uttarakhand Tourism department decided to start a tour package covering darshan of Mount Kailash, Adi Kailash and Om Parvat all from Indian soil.

According to holy scriptures, there are five abodes of Lord Shiva, out of which three – Kinnaur Kailash, Mani Mahesh and Shrikhand Mahadev are in Himachal Pradesh, Adi Kailash is in Uttarakhand and Mount Kailash is located in Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that now Shiva devotees need not wait for their turn to visit the Kailash Manasarover Yatra and can pay their respects from Indian Territory.