Royal Mountain Travel Magazine Royal Mountain Travel Magazine Issue 2 | Page 12

Mount Kailash: Offering to the Sacred Mountain

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Mount Kailash base. Photo: Rajendra Gurung.

the abode of Shiva. A single kora (circumambulation)
is an act of great spiritual significance. Three kora
frees you of the sins of a lifetime and 108 guarantees
enlightenment.
The 53 kilometer kora (circuit) is often completed
in a single day by locals, but foreigners customarily
take a more l