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4 unusual facts about Mount Kailash


Bhookailas

Bhookailas means Mount Kailash on the Bhoomi (Earth).

Humla District

The border crossing at Hilsa is a main entry point for treks going to and coming from Mount Kailash.

Kailasanathar Temple

Kailasanathar Temple is the name of several famous megalith rock cut kovils dedicated to the deity Shiva in the form Kailasanathar, whose primary abode is Mount Kailash from which the temples take their names and inspiration.

The Oath of the Vayuputras

In the epilogue, Shiva retires to Mount Kailash where he lives the rest of his days peacefully, though missing Sati every day.


Zhangzhung

The Zhang Zhung culture was centered around sacred Mount Kailash and extended west to Sarmatians and present-day Ladakh & Baltistan, southwest to Jalandhar, south to the Kingdom of Mustang in Nepal, east to include central Tibet, and north across the vast Chang Tang plateau and the Taklamakan Desert to Shanshan.


see also

Kailash Colony

Its neighboring areas are Kailash Hills, East of Kailash, Mount Kailash Apartments, Greater Kailash, Lajpat Nagar, Chittaranjan Park and Zamrudpur.