Twenty-eight Andhra Pradesh pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra safely returned after narrowly escaping flash floods in Nepal. Pilgrims said a delay in obtaining Chinese visas helped them avoid the worst-hit area, while several people remain missing in the floods
Uttarakhand’s State Emergency Operation Centre has received multiple distress calls about people missing after a flash flood in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River on August 26. Several missing persons were travelling on the Kailash Mansarovar yatra, officials said.
Twenty-eight pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh who travelled to Nepal for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra have completed their pilgrimage and safely crossed a flood-affected area. The group is travelling to Delhi before taking flights to their respective destinations.
A 32-member group from Kolkata on the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra went missing after flash floods struck Nepal’s Rasuwagadhi area near the Nepal-Tibet border. The group, comprising 30 tourists and two tour managers, has remained untraceable since Wednesday morning.
The first batch of 48 Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims safely crossed Uttarakhand's 17,500-foot Lipulekh Pass to enter Tibet on Friday morning. A landslide near Dharchula briefly delayed the second batch, which will resume its journey on Saturday
The Ministry of External Affairs has advised Indians undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through private tour operators to obtain all required travel documents and verify operator authorisation after several pilgrims were stranded in Nepal without valid permits and Chinese visas
The first batch of 44 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims arrived in Gangtok for the Nathu La Pass route. After a four-day acclimatisation programme in Sikkim, the group will proceed to Gyangze in Tibet on June 20 for onward pilgrimage
Preparations are underway for the 2026 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Nathula Pass. The first batch of pilgrims will reach Sikkim on June 15 and enter Tibet on June 20. Authorities have upgraded facilities and arranged extensive acclimatisation and medical support
Nepal has objected to India and China’s plan to conduct the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Lipulekh Pass, asserting that the territory belongs to Kathmandu under the 1816 Sugauli Treaty.
The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra will reopen in 2025 after a five-year break due to COVID-19 and border tensions. Southern Travels has launched three packages for Indian pilgrims, offering both overland and helicopter-assisted routes via Kathmandu and Lucknow
