Kailash Mansarovar yatra via Lipulekh: 1stbatch of yatris reach Tanakpur from Delhi
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Pithoragarh: The first batch of pilgrims for
Kailash Mansarovar yatra
via Lipulekh Pass departed from Delhi and reached Uttarakhand's Tanakpur on Friday evening. They are expected to cross Lipulekh on June 10 for the onward journey, an official said, adding that this year, on return journey, the yatris will see Adi Kailash, Patal Bhuvaneshwar cave, and Jageswar Dham, among others.
Pithoragarh district magistrate, Vinod Goswami, said, "A base hospital has been set up in Gunji, and pilgrims will stay there for at least two days for acclimatization in the higher Himalayan altitude. The entire yatra period will be for 23 days. The first batch of yatris' journey is scheduled to be flagged off by Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami from Tanakpur on Saturday. They will likely start Kailash 'parikrama' on June 13 and Mansarovar 'parikrama' on June 16.
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This year, the pilgrimage resumed with five batches, each comprising up to 50 yatris. Unlike earlier treks, the yatra will take place entirely by motor road, thanks to the completion of Tawaghat-Lipulekh road by Border Roads Organisation in 2020. The route will include four halts — Tanakpur, Dharchula, Gunji and Nabidhang.
The pilgrimage, which resumed after a five-year pause, was conducted annually since 1981.
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It also changed its route this year, and will use Tanakpur-Lipulekh road, instead of Kathgodam-Tawaghat route which was used earlier. The yatra was suspended in 2020 due to Covid-19.
"The first batch includes 45 pilgrims, including 12 women. In this batch, there are 11 from Gujarat, Delhi 7, Rajasthan 6, Maharashtra 5, UP 4, MP 3, Uttarakhand 2, J&K 2, Tamil Nadu 2, and one each from West Bengal, Telangana and Chhattisgarh," said Manoj Kumar, manager of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN), Tanakpur. The KMVN guest house is the Centre's nodal agency to host yatris for the Indian leg of the pilgrimage.
On Friday, KMVN held a Kumaoni welcome for yatris in Tanakpur. They were welcomed with traditional 'choliya' dance, and in the evening served Kumaoni cuisine.
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