The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar

Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims attempting to journey through the Nathu La mountain pass were denied permission to proceed by China
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Published: Jul 4, 2017
The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar

Image by : Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters

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  • The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar
  • The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar
  • The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar
  • The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar
  • The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar
  • The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar
  • The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar
  • The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar
  • The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar
  • The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar
  • The gate and beyond it: The soul-stirring Kailash Mansarovar
A Chinese soldier at the Nathu La mountain pass that connects Sikkim with Tibet. The Nathu La route to Mount Kailash was launched in 2015 and is the less arduous of the two possible routes to Mount Kailash