Mount Kailash is the one of the most revered mountains on this planet owing to the fact that Lord Shiva has chosen this mountain for His residence. Lord Shiva is known as the master of the material world. Parvati Devi is the consort of Lord Shiva who administers the material world as Durga Devi on His behalf. He is in charge of tamo-guna i.e. mode of ignorance as well as in charge of dissolving the material world at the end of a fixed cycle. Mount Kailash is located in the north-eastern direction i.e. the direction of Sri Kubera, the treasurer of the devatas. Geographically, the Kailash Parvat lies in the Tibet region of China at an altitude of 21778 feet, approximately 6638 mtrs above the sea level. It is also the source of Asia’s four important rivers i.e. Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra and Karnali (known as Ghaghaara in India). Kailash Parvat is also referred to as Sitachala – the pure white mountain. Over a thousand devotees make a pilgrimage to this sacred mountain in their Kailash Ma...
