Mount Kailash - Tibet - Tarpoche - Saga Dawa Festival - Lha Chu Valley - westward from Darchen - pilgrims warshipping the holy mt. kailash (gang rinpoche) in western tibet. the mt. kailash is considered a sacred place in four religions: b&ouml;n, buddhism, hinduism and jainism. pilgrims walk the kora (53 km long sacred circuit, highest pass at 5.700 m) around the mountain. tibetans believe that the entire walk should be made in a single day. some pilgrims are performing body-length prostrations over the entire length of the kora. it takes them about 3-4 weeks. mt. kailash (6.638 m) has never been climbed. it is one of the last spots on earth never  entered by men.