During the recently held 33rd Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) meeting in Beijing, India and China discussed the early resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. The pilgrimage, an important religious journey for Hindus, has been on hold since 2020. Scroll on to know more about this.
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra May Resume Soon
As per NDTV, India and China have made significant progress in their efforts to resume the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra in 2025. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), during the talks held between the foreign ministries of India and China, the two countries discussed about restarting cross-border cooperation, particularly on trans-border rivers and the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra.
Reportedly, Gourangalal Das, Joint Secretary (East Asia) at the MEA, held a consultative meeting with Liu Jinsong, Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During this meeting, the two sides reviewed the action they had taken to stabilise and rebuild ties between the two countries.
India and China have comprehensively reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas. These talks included a discussion on the early resumption of trans-border rivers and the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. This is being viewed as a major progress towards the restarting of this pilgrimage journey.
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More About This Spiritual Pilgrim Route
Kailash Manasarovar Yatra has been an integral part of the heart of spiritual Asia since time immemorial. This spiritual journey is revered not just by Hindu devotees but also by practitioners of Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism and the Bon religion in Tibet. The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is a powerful and spiritual journey, complete with the inclusion of meditation sessions, satsangs, and much more.
The journey usually takes about 13-14 days. It involves trekking at high altitudes of up to 19,500 feet. The conditions are quite extreme with inhospitable weather and rugged terrain. Over the years, the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has been organised with the support of the state governments of Uttarakhand, Delhi, and Sikkim; and the cooperation of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
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