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Lake Manasarovar

A sacred high-altitude lake below Mount Kailash, where Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims bathe and walk its shores.

Photo: Jean-Marie Hullot · CC BY-SA 4.0
Time Needed
Half a day

Why Go

A sacred high-altitude lake below Mount Kailash, where Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims bathe and walk its shores.

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