Lake Manasarovar region

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The Lake Manasarovar region is a high-altitude area in Tibet revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon, known for its sacred lake and proximity to Mount Kailash and the headwaters of major Asian rivers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
sacred landscape
accessRoute via India
via Lhasa and overland to Ngari
via Nepal
adjacentTo Mount Kailash
administrativeDivision Ngari Prefecture
associatedWithConcept purification in Hindu belief
associatedWithDeity Shiva
associatedWithPractice Mount Kailash kora
circumambulation of Lake Manasarovar
borderingCountry India
Nepal
climateType cold desert climate
contains Lake Manasarovar
culturalRole important pilgrimage circuit for Mount Kailash kora
elevation about 4550 meters above sea level
hasFeature alpine steppe vegetation
cold arid climate
glacially influenced hydrology
hasNearbyLake Rakshastal
hasNearbySettlement Darchen
hydrologicalSignificance near headwaters of major Asian rivers
knownFor high-altitude lake
pilgrimage
proximity to Mount Kailash
landscapeType high plateau
locatedIn China
Tibet Autonomous Region
near source of the Brahmaputra River
source of the Indus River
source of the Karnali River
source of the Sutlej River
partOf Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route
Transhimalaya
regionOf Western China
surface form: western Tibet
religiousSignificance Bon
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
sacredTo Bon practitioners
Buddhists
Hinduism
surface form: Hindus

Jains
tourismType religious tourism
trekking

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Indus River sourceLocation Lake Manasarovar region