Adi Kailash Yatra

29 Oct 2024 12:19:44 pm

Tags : Adi Kailash Yatra

Topic: Pilgrimage

Why in the news?

Forty people stranded on the Adi Kailash Yatra route due to landslides in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh were rescued with the help of helicopters.
They were taken to an Army helipad in Dharchula with the help of helicopters after the NDRF, local administration, and the police launched rescue operations on a war footing.

Source: The Hindu

About Adi Kailash Yatra Circuit:

It begins by going up the Darma Valley and then going to Kuthi Yankti Valley (India) via the Sin La pass to join the Mount Kailash-Lake Manasarovar Tibetan pilgrimage route down the Sharda River.
Motoroable Route to Adi Kailash is via Gunji. While approaching Gunji from Dharcula and the rest of India, the route along the western bank of Sharda River (also called Mahakali River) at Gunji forks into two separate motorable routes, one goes north to Kailash-Mansarovar and another to the west to Adi Kailash.
In July 2020, India also opened a newly constructed road in this area from Gunji to Limpiyadhura Pass which has reduced the trek time to Adi Kailash to two hours.
Earlier in May 2020, India had inaugurated a new 80 km long road from Dharchula via Gunji to Lipulekh Pass on India-China border to the Kailash-Manasarovar.

Adi Kailash:

It is considered to be one of the five Kailash mountains and is believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva.
It is also known as Shiva Kailash, Chota Kailash, Baba Kailash, or Jonglingkong Peak.
Location:
- It is located in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.
- It is situated among the Kumaon Himalayan mountain range, at an altitude of 6310 m.
- It lies in close proximity to the Indo-Tibetan border near Sin La Pass.
It is known as the replica of Kailash Mansarovar.
It is scripted in Hindu Mythology that Shiva meditated and stayed at Adi Kailash for some time.