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Kailash Mansarovar yatra ends peacefully

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Press Trust of India Pithoragarh (U'khand)

The pilgrims will reach New Delhi on September 26 after one night stay at Jageswar in Almora tomorrow.

"This year, the highest number of pilgrims of 774, in 16 batches, has gone to Kailash and Mansarowar, since the pilgrimage began in the year 1981," said D K Sharma, manager, tourism in Kumaon Mandal Vikash Nigam, the nodal agency for this pilgrimage.

Sharma said that till this year, a total of 12,518 pilgrimages from all over the country have completed the pilgrimage of Kailash and Mansarowar in 368 batches.

The pilgrimage begins on June 1 every year during which the devotees paid visit to the abode of Lord Shiva in Tibet.

 

  

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First Published: Sep 24 2012 | 6:05 PM IST

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