Sacred viewing of Mansarovar and Mount Kailash begins from Lapcha

By Rajan Rawat,Humla, June 5: This year, the sacred viewing of Mansarovar and Mount Kailash has begun from Lapcha in Limi, a trans-Himalayan village in Namkha Rural Municipality-6.

After clearing four feet of snow that had accumulated at Nyaluk Lake, situated at an altitude of 5,000 metres, in over 11 days, the road was reopened, allowing domestic and international tourists to reach Lapcha to observe the Mansarovar and Mount Kailash.

Kunchok Tamang, a local from Limi, said that the view of Mansarovar and Kailash officially began from the 5,000-metre-high Nepali territory of Lapcha. 

He added that the snow was cleared from Nyaluk Lake and the Lapcha road using an excavator. The tourist season is now underway, transportation services have resumed up to Lapcha, leading to the arrival of tourists for the distant viewing.

Both domestic and international tourists have started to arrive, Tamang said. Domestic tourists include those from within and outside Humla district, while international visitors include Indian religious pilgrims. Just a day earlier, three pilgrims from New Delhi, Hyderabad and Uttar Pradesh arrived on motorcycles and on foot to view the sacred sites, Nendak Lama of Limi said.

So far, nine Indian religious tourists and 115 domestic tourists have reached Lapcha to behold Mansarovar and Kailash, Lama said. The total number of visitors to Lapcha this season has reached 124. As the tourism season has just begun, local tourism entrepreneurs expect more visitors in the coming days. Tourists usually complete the journey from Simkot to Lapcha in three days. Hotel facilities in Takchi have made the journey more convenient.