Om Parvat

Om Parvat is a mountain located in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India[2][3] Om Parvat peak elevation is 5,590 m (18,340 ft) above sea level.[4]

Om Parvat
Om Parvat Mountain, 22 December 2021
Highest point
Elevation5,590 m (18,340 ft)[1]
Coordinates30°11′48″N 81°01′57″E
Geography
Om Parvat is located in India
Om Parvat
Om Parvat
Om Parvat is located in Uttarakhand
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Om Parvat (Uttarakhand)
Parent rangeHimalayas

Sacred Status

It is considered sacred by Hindus and its snow deposition pattern resembles the sacred 'Om' (ॐ). Near Om Parvat, Parvat Lake and "Jonglingkong Lake". Jonglingkong Lake is sacred, as Lake Manasarovar, to the Hindus.

Om Parvat

The Om Parvat and the Adi Kailash and are not one and the same,[5] although there may be confusion in some sources.

Om Parvat can be viewed on the route to the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra from the last camp below Lipulekh Pass. Recently it is also claimed by Nepal, that the territory falls under Darchula District, Nepal, Where India claim it in Indian Uttarakhand side on Dharchula, Pithoragarh district. But it has always been the sacred mountain for Hindus among all over the world.[6] Many trekkers to Adi Kailash often make a diversion to view Om Parvat. Om Parvat is located near Nabhi Dhang camp on Mount Kailash-Lake Manasarovar yatra route.

The Adi Kailash or Shiva Kailash is located in a different direction, near Sin La pass and near Brahma Parvat, the base camp of Adi Kailash is 17 km from the Kutti village at sacred Jolingkong Lake with a Hindu Shiva temple.[7]

Adi Kailash Yatra Circuit

The Adi Kailash Yatra Circuit begins by going up the Darma Valley and then going to Kuthi Yankti Valley via the Sin La pass to join the Mount Kailash-Lake Manasarovar Tibetan pilgrimage route down the Sharda River.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Nepal Nordwest". Gurans Himal (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. "Om Parvat". PeakVisor. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. "Om Parvat India - Nepal Border Himalayan Range | Om Peak Dharchula info". www.euttaranchal.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. "Om Parvat". PeakVisor. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. "Om Parvat". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  6. Arpi, Claude (28 October 2015). "EDITORIAL: Borderline blues". Asia News Network. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. "Little Kailash expedition Sept 19th-Oct 14th 2002". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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