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Mt. Kailash
Mount Kailash, western Tibet, seen from the circuit around it. The 22,028-foot Mount Kailas is Asia's most sacred mountain, the axis mundi representing the mythical Mount Meru, throne of the gods (and in particular Shiva) and the center of the universe. Pilgrims have journeyed here for more than a thousand years, to make a ritual circumambulation (parikrama) of the snow-capped rock pyramid, but it was first seen by westerners only in the 18th century. It is sacred to four religions — Hinduism, Buddhism, Jain and Bönpo (the pre-Buddhist Tibetan faith) — and from May to September pilgrims make the difficult journey through western Tibet to the mountain.
Author: Michael Freeman
©Michael Freeman
Photo size: 18.6 Mpixels (53.2 MB uncompressed) - 5272x3528 pixels (17.6x11.8 in / 44.6x29.9 cm at 300 ppi)
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Published in: Tibet
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