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HinduismLake Manasarovar
Burang · People's Republic of China · sacred natural site
A high freshwater lake beside Mount Kailash in Tibet, revered as a Shakti Peetha by Hindus and held sacred by Buddhists, Jains and the Bon as one of the world's holiest bodies of water.
Multi-faithMount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar
Ngari Prefecture · China · sacred natural site
The unclimbed 6,638 m peak of western Tibet, held holy by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bonpos alike, circled by the 53 km kora beside the sacred freshwater of Lake Mansarovar.