The Nepal Weekly 
April 23, 2024
Indian tourists visiting Mansarovar and Mount Kailash from Nepalese sky Indian tourists have started choosing Nepalese skies to view spectacular Mount Kailash and Mansarovar located in Tibet.
Most of the Indian tourists arriving in Nepalgunj were ready for their daily routine. Before going for ‘Darshan’ of Mount Kailash, had a group ‘Darshan’ at the nearby Jaya Bageshwari temple. Then were taken the airport. While boarding the plane, the Indian tourists’ faces showed their eagerness to see Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar right in front of their eyes.
In Hinduism, Kailash is considered to be the home of Mahadev. The pilgrim’s face was lit up with the desire to see the abode of Mahadev.
As soon as the plane took off, it increased its altitude towards the north. It was obvious that curiosity was growing in the minds of the travelers. After about 30 minutes of flight, the plane reached near the Nepal-China border.
Looking through the windows of the plane, they joined their hands in ‘Namaste’ posture and saluted Mount Kailash, the home of Mahadev. They also talked expressing happiness to each other while looking at Mansarovar Lake. Meanwhile, the Hindu priest onboard drew the attention of the passengers of the plane. He asked everyone to return to Kailash and join hands and started performing puja from inside the plane in front of Mount Kailash through reciting Mantras. After finishing the mantra, he started informing about the religious significance, faith and history of Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Lake.
Excited to see Mahadev’s abode right in front of their eyes, they were listening with interest to everything the priest said. The plane had already made three or four rounds in the sky. The joy of seeing Kailash in person was shining from the eyes of the passengers. Some were gazing at Kailash with tears of joy in their eyes, while some were turning the Rudraksha garland in silent posture and starting chanting. On the day of Ram Namavi, there were seven mountain flights (mountain flights) for Kailash ‘Darshan’. After ‘Darshan’ of Mount Kailash, they returned to Nepalganj and performed Rudrabhishek Puja.
More than 500 Indian citizens have seen Mount Kailash through mountain flights started from Nepalgunj from last January. Pathil Holidays said that about 200 people have been booked for the coming Baisakh 10 (22nd April).
