Mount Kailash is the holiest mountain in the world, each year attracting thousands of pilgrims from around the world. Considered the Axis Mundi by the Tibetan Buddhists, Hindus, Bon Po and Jains, it is claimed that one circuit of the mountain absolves the sins of a lifetime. 108 circuits, however, is said to bring one to enlightenment.
Located in the far west of Tibet, this is one of the most dramatic and spectacular travel destinations in Asia, if not the world.
The story includes sky burial sites (chopped up human cadavers left for vultures), man eating dogs and pilgrims who circuit the mountain over three weeks on their hands and knees.
The holiest mountain