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Indians missing after Nepal floods on Mansarovar route
Several Indian pilgrims have gone missing after flash floods hit a region in Nepal along the route to Kailash Mansarovar. The pilgrims were travelling through Nepal towards the sacred Mount Kailash in…
Several Indian pilgrims have gone missing after flash floods hit a region in Nepal along the route to Kailash Mansarovar. The pilgrims were travelling through Nepal towards the sacred Mount Kailash in Tibet, which China administers but India considers part of its own territory.
Mount Kailash is revered in Hinduism as the abode of Lord Shiva. The Indian government has not yet released an official statement on the missing individuals or the rescue operations underway.
The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra passes through high-altitude terrain and is undertaken annually by hundreds of Hindu pilgrims. Authorities are coordinating with local officials to locate the missing.
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The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is organised jointly by India's Ministry of External Affairs and the Tibetan government-in-exile, though the route passes through Chinese-administered Tibet. In 2020, India suspended the pilgrimage due to Covid-19, resuming it only in 2023 after diplomatic talks with China. Last year, around 1,700 Indians undertook the 19-day journey via the Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand. The status of the missing pilgrims will depend on coordination between India's embassy in Kathmandu and local Nepalese authorities, as Nepal and China share a border near the route.
Source: ndtv.com
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