Dehradun. The dream of Shiva devotees to visit the holy Kailash mountain from the land of India has been fulfilled today. On the first day of Navratri, a five-member team of pilgrims visited Mount Kailash from Old Lipulekh located in Pithoragarh district. Devotees were overwhelmed by the divine sight of Mount Kailash. After getting the green signal from the central government, the Uttarakhand government led by Pushkar Singh Dhami had geared up for the successful conduct of the yatra. Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam has duly announced a tour package for this.
On the initiative of Uttarakhand Vikas Parishad, Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam has created a 5-day tour package for visiting Mount Kailash. This package also includes darshan of two other Dhams of Lord Shiva, Adi Kailash and Om Parvat. Under the package, the first 5-member group of pilgrims visited Mount Kailash today on Thursday. The group of pilgrims was transported to a place called Gunji in Pithoragarh via helicopter last Wednesday. Today, on Thursday, all the travellers were taken to see Om Parvat and Mount Kailash from Old Lipulekh by road. Tomorrow, all these travellers will be taken to Adi Kailash from Jaolikong and will be given night rest in Gunji. After this, on October 5, all the travellers will be taken back to Pithoragarh via helicopter.
Neeraj Manohar Lal Chouksey, Ms. Mohini Neeraj Chouksey, Amandeep Kumar Jindal, Kewal Krishna, Narendra Kumar are included in this Yatra Darshan program. Devotee Chouksey, who came for this Yatra Darshan, said that he has felt immense happiness by visiting these holy shrines of Lord Shiva. The sight of the supernatural beauty of Mount Kailash, Adi Kailash and Om Parvat has mesmerized him. Another devotee Jindal said that he feels as if he has attained heaven by visiting these shrines of Lord Shiva. The mind is getting a different kind of happiness by seeing this panoramic view of nature. He has expressed his gratitude to the government for conducting this journey.
Before the Corona period, the Central Government used to organize Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam. Then Shiva devotees used to visit Kailash Mansarovar by crossing the China border by walking from Lipu Pass. This journey has been closed since the Corona period. On the other hand, due to the India-China dispute, the Chinese government has not yet given its consent to the Government of India for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. For a long time, Shiva devotees were eager to visit Kailash Mansarovar. In view of this, the central government decided to make the devotees visit the holy Kailash mountain from the land of India itself.
Local villagers located in Pithoragarh district discovered a view point on the 18 thousand feet high Lipulekh hills from where Mount Kailash is clearly visible. On the information of the villagers, the team of officers and experts who arrived conducted a survey for other arrangements including road map, accommodation arrangements for the people, route to the point of darshan. Then, after getting the green signal from the Central Government, the government decided to open the Old Lipu Pass for devotees from September 15.
It is a great pleasure for Shiva devotees to be able to see Mount Kailash from the land of India. I express my gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this. Our government is working towards preventing the problem of migration of local residents by promoting tourism in border villages. In future, facilities will be developed to make this journey even more easy.
