A view of Mt. Kailash, which is believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva, is in Tibet.
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5 years after the pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar was suspended, India is all set to launch the yatra once more from June this yr. The Ministry of Exterior Affairs on Saturday (April 26, 2025) invited functions from pilgrims.

​Asserting that the yatra will happen between June and August, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated as many as 750 pilgrims shall be allowed to participate in it.

“This yr, 5 batches, every consisting of fifty Yatris, and 10 batches, every consisting of fifty Yatris, are scheduled to journey by Uttarakhand State crossing over at Lipulekh Cross, and thru Sikkim State crossing over at Nathu La Cross, respectively, a ministry assertion learn.

Because the complete course of is totally computerised since 2015, pilgrims can register at https://kmy.gov.in. The choice shall be by a good, computer-generated, random and gender-balanced choice course of, the ministry stated.

The Indian and Chinese language officers have been discussing on the resumption of yatra, which was suspended in 2020 attributable to COVID-19 pandemic, since October 2024 throughout the border settlement talks.

The yatra remained suspended since 2020 attributable to tensions at the Line of Precise Management after the Galwan killings.

In an uncommon transfer, the difficulty was additionally mentioned by the Working Mechanism for Coordination and Session (WMCC) on India-China border affairs, which usually focuses on defence and border administration points. “(The 2 sides) exchanged views on early resumption of cross-border cooperation and exchanges, together with on trans-border rivers and Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra,” a press assertion issued after the thirty third WMCC assembly on March 25 this yr learn.

The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is organised by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs; the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs; the Indo Tibetan Border Police; the Delhi, Sikkim and Uttarakhand governments; and state companies, together with the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam. The 2 official routes of the pilgrimage are Lipulekh Cross in Uttarakhand (since 1981) and the Nathu La Cross (since 2015) in Sikkim.