Introduction || About the Photographer
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Mount Kailas (22,028 ft, 6,714 m), the famed holy peak, is situated to the north of the Himalayan barrier in Western Tibet. This legendary snow-shrouded rock dome is one of the most revered pilgrimage sites for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bonpos (Pre-Buddhists) and draws pilgrims from India, Nepal, Mongolia, Tibet, Japan, China, Southeast Asia and other parts of the world. At the slopes of Kailas, a stream is said to pour into Manasarovar and from this lake, flow four of Asia's great rivers the Indus, the Brahmaputra, the Karnali and the Sutlej. - Manoj Kheradia |
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![]() Mt. Kailas South Face (Western Tibet) |
![]() Mt. Kailas North Face (Western Tibet) |
![]() Manasarovar near Serlung with Prayer Flag |
![]() Local Women Performing Prayer at Chorten |
![]() Lake of Mercy at 18,600ft. |
![]() Gurla Mandhata (Western Tibet) |
![]() Gurla Mandhata with Houre Village in the Foreground (Western Tibet) |
![]() Mt. Kailas with a Canopy of Clouds (Western Tibet) |
![]() Herds of Kyangs at Manasarovar |
![]() Tholing (Sutlej River) |
![]() Herd of Sheeps Grazing in the Mountain |
![]() Lhatse woman |
![]() Girl from Changthang |
![]() Father & Child During Kailas kora (circuit) |
![]() Girl at Tandruk Monastery |
![]() Woman from Lhasa |
all text & images © Manoj Kheradia