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Mysterious Kailash
Mount Kailash (6714m) stands as a solitary peak on a high plain bereft of trees or associated peaks. A singularly symmetrical mountain, its icy cap sits some 2001 meters above the surrounding plain. Mount Kailash   lies near Lake Manasarovar  and Lake  Rakshastal   in Tibet. These two large lakes exist immediately to the south of the mountain, between Kailash and the main Himalayan region. The largest of these lakes, Lake Manasarovar, is regarded as the highest body of fresh water in the world.

The mystery of Mother Nature is clearly visible at Manasarovar Lake. This is a larger and higher freshwater of 120 sq miles surface area with the circumference of 55 miles. Its depth reaches a maximum depth of 300 ft. This is circular in shape like Full Moon.

Manasarovar Lake teaches on the personification of purity. The color of this fresh water lake changes from clear blue around the shores to emerald green at the centre. And, the lake looks magical under the moonlit sky. This is situated at 15,060 ft above mean sea level and to the north of Mount Kailash and to the west of Rakshasa Tal Lake, which is a<span style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"> salt-water lake and is in crescent shape of moon. It is connected to nearby <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Lake Rakshastal <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">by the natural <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Ganga Chhu <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">channel. Lake Manasarovar is near the source of the <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Sutlej River <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">which is the easternmost large tributary of the Indus. Nearby are the sources of the <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Brahmaputra River, the <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Indus River, and the <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Karnali River(Ghaghara), an important tributary of the <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Ganges River.

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.2in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">These two lakes lie next to each other only divided by a thin isthmus of mountains as if indicating the difference between god and bad. <span style="font-size: 11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman""> These two lakes represent solar and lunar forces, good and negative energies respectively. <span style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> <span style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.2in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "TimesNewRoman"">Most importantly, the lake below Mount Kailash is the origin of the Sutlej, which flows to the south and west and eventually into the Indus. It was the largest tributary of the Vedic River Sarswati and its smaller branches were rising from Ambala hills in north of Bharatavarsha. Around it there are seven freshwater lakes, which are separated by seven rings of golden mountains. Outside, in a great salty ocean, are the four continents and eight subcontinents, two out at sea, left and right of each of the continents. A ring of Iron Mountains surrounds this entire world system. The area around this great mountain is the source of four life-giving rivers.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.2in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Aruna Mountain stretching on the western side of Kailash contains great pearls Dhatus and Herbal medicines; this blessed part of Kailash is further adorned with Nandi and Ganapati mountains. On the western side of Kailash Mountain, the Atmalinga of Siva glows in his heart. This Atmalinga is formed from the snow named pushpadanta, which emanates through the path created Ashtapad from the tip of Kailash. The holy water of Sailodha river stream originates from Atmalinga. The yogis and the Saptarshis have a holy dip in pious waters and receive <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Shivam’s <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"> benediction in form wisdom. <span style="font-size: 11.5pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Shivam refers to the Goodness within the self.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.2in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Rishis, Saints meditated at Saptharishi cave which is at the basement of Mount Kailash and <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">experience “Satyam-Shivam-Sundaram,” meaning “Truth-Godliness-Beauty.” <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.2in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The truth of existence arises, and, more than good is an experience of “Godliness.” Experience is felt as “total godliness.” One sees that existence is enlightened, and has been all along beyond the religions forced upon by the society and by the so-called leaders of humanity.

<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.2in;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Hence, this is the most blessed part of the Kailash Mountain.

<p class="BasicParagraphwrd1" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify;text-indent:.2in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";color:windowtext">Om Parvat is a mountain in the Himalayan mountain range and its snow deposition pattern resembles the sacred ‘OM’. Its appearance is distinctly similar to Mount Kailash. Near Om Parvat lie Parvati Lake and sacred Lake Manasarovar. Goddess Parvati is the benevolent source of life and renewal.

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