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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 635 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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KAILAS  , a

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mountain in
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Tibet . It is the highest
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peak of the range of mountains lying to the
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north of
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Lake Manasorawar, with an
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altitude of over 22,000 ft . It is famous in
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Sanskrit literature as
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Siva's
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paradise, and is a favourite
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place of
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pilgrimage with
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Hindus, who regard it as the most sacred spot on
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earth . A track encircles the
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base of the mountain, and it takes the
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pilgrim three
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weeks to
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complete the
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round, prostrating himself all the way .

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