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Mount Kailash Mount Kailash, in the Kailash Range, and Lake Mapam—both in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China Lake Mapam, or Manasarovar Kubera Ravana lifting Mount Kailāsa Statues of Shiva and Parvati seated together in a shrine, with a statue of Ganesha in front, surrounded by offerings and lamps in a Hindu temple cave in Namchi, Sikkim, India. Shiva The stone-carved Kailasa temple at Ellora Caves in Maharashtra, India, features intricate sculptural details and rises from the surrounding rock cliffs. The Brihadishvara Temple in Thanjavur, India, features a towering, intricately carved stone structure with smaller shrines and visitors at its base. Milarepa
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Mount Kailash: References & Edit History

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  • Charles Preston
    Charles Preston is Associate Editor for Religion at Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Invalidated site: Sacred Destinations - Mount Kailash, Tibet. Jan 30, 2026
Updated spelling of “Kailash Range” and elevation of Mount Kailash. Aug 19, 2025
New article added. Aug 18, 2025
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