Kailas Mansarovar Yatra

The pristine snow-clad peaks of Mt. Kailasa stand tall at a dizzy height of 6,638m. This august Kailash Range (part of the Gangdisê Mountains), is nestled in the Trans Himalaya in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

- RAVI VALLURI

"Shiva Tattva is where there is no mind and the moon signifies the mind. When there is no mind then how can this 'no-mindedness' be expressed? You need a little bit of the mind to understand, experience and to express," says Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

This undefiled peak is located near the holy Lake Mansarovar and Lake Rakshastal, in the vicinity of the interminable Asian rivers like the imposing and exalted Indus, the Sutlej, the Brahmaputra and the Karnali. It is noteworthy to mention that Mt. Kailasa is considered to be the sacred cradle of four prominent oriental religions, namely Bon, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.

The mountain itself derives its name from the word 'kelasa' or crystal. Preeminent authors of Tibetan-English history and literature have also mentioned the word 'kai la sha' for this towering mountain, which essentially is a Sanskrit word.