Kailash Parvat is located in western Tibet. At an elevation of 6,656 meters above sea level. Kailash Parvat is considered the axis of the universe, the center of the world.
As you can see from Google Maps, the distance from Stonehenge in the UK to Kailash is 6,666 km, which is also the distance from Kailash Range to the North Pole.
The distance from Mt Kailash to the South Pole is 13,332 km, which is exactly twice the distance to the North Pole.
Two beautiful lakes, namely Mansarovar and Rakshas Tal, are located at the base of Kailash parvat.
Of the two, Mansarovar, which lies at an altitude of 14, 950 ft, is considered the highest freshwater body in the world.
There are 4 faces of the kailash.
All the edges of each particular face of the mountain is perfectly aligned to the cardinal points, meaning that each face is facing straight towards one of the directions given on the axis (North, South, East, West).
After reaching to Kailash, bhakts are then do the parikarma. For the individuals who can’t do it by walking (since it takes 3 days), there is a choice of doing it hone a pony or a yak.
Gouri kund:
Shri Ganesh son of Maa Parvati was born here, it was believed that Ganesh ji was formed and made up of forth and lather derived from Maa Parvati while she bathed at this sacred pond -Gauri kund.
Your journey will only complete after having visit here.
Kailash, though not the highest peaks in the region, stays unclimbed as nobody has ever managed to summit the peak. All climbing expeditions are barreed here. It is believed that any attempts to summit the peak were thwarted by divine intervention
The char Dhams are Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri & Rameswaram. It is believed that every Hindu should visit the Char Dhams during one's lifetime. The Char Dham as defined by Adi Shankaracharya consists of four #Hindu pilgrimage sites.
It is also 1 of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu ji who is worshipped as #Badrinath It is open for 6 months every year between the end of April & the beginning of Nov because of extreme weather conditions in the region.
the presiding deity is Bhavatarini, a form of Parashakti Adya Kali, also known as Adishakti Kalika.
It was built in 1855 by Rani Rashmoni, a Zamindar, philanthropist and a bhakt of Maa Kali.
There are 12 shrines dedicated to Shiv ji—Kali maa's consort—along the riverfront, a mandir to Radha-Krishna, a bathing ghat on the river, a shrine dedicated to Rani Rashmoni.
It contains a large courtyard surrounding the mandir, with rooms along the boundary walls.
#ShriRam had been born to devi Kaushalya & King Dasharatha in Ayodhya, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kosala. His siblings included,Bharata, Lakshmana
& Shatrughna.
भये प्रकट कृपाला दीन दयाला कौसल्या हितकारी |
हरषित महतारी मुनि मन हारी अद्धुत रूप निहारी ||
Maha Rishi Vasishtha was his guru. Being the creator of the Universe he becomes the humble student of a Guru to learn the same knowledge he created and offered to the world.
गुरू ब्रह्मा गुरू विष्णु, गुरु देवो महेश्वरा गुरु साक्षात परब्रह्म, तस्मै श्री गुरुवे नमः
It is a sacred mandir for hindus which is dedicated to Mahadev. It is situated on a hill at a height of 1330 mtrs. It is surrounded by dense forests and is adjacent to the mountain ranges of Nar-Narayan.
When Samudra manthan were jointly done by asuras and devtas.
Many valuables emerged from the ocean, which were divided by the devas and the asuras. Then poison appeared and no one had that power to consume it.
Due to extreme weather conditions, it is open only between AkshayaTritiya to Kartik Purnima.
Kedarnath dham Stood against
so many natural adversities but
still is in its full Glory !!
It is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas
During winters the vigraha is carried down to Ukhimath and where vigrah is worshiped for the next 6 months.
Every year on the day of Mahashivratri,the day and shubh muhrat of opening the "Kapat" is decided.