Mystery-laden beliefs about Mount Kailash

Mount Kailash, though not the highest peaks in the region, stays unclimbed as nobody has ever managed to summit the peak. All climbing expeditions are barred from taking place here. It is believed that any attempts to summit the peak were thwarted by divine intervention, such as sudden weather change, lost routes and more. There is no logical, scientific explanation for the same till now.

Mount Kailash has two lakes set at its foot, Mansarovar and Rakshas Tal. It is believed that the two lakes represent yin and yang; one is shaped like the Sun while the other resembles the Moon, one is a freshwater lake and the other is saltwater. Believers also opine that Mansarovar represents light, whereas Rakshas Tal represents darkness.

A number of scientists believe that Mount Kailash is too symmetrical and perfect to be nature's creation. They also opine that since it's impressively perpendicular, it can be a manmade pyramid and the biggest one too.

It is also believed that the top of Mount Kailash is made of a cluster of many vacuum pyramids, and was made by an ancient civilisation that was way advanced that any now!

While the theory stays disputed, some scientists also believe that Mount Kailash is an energy vortex that accelerates ageing. It is also an urban legend that those who spend more than 12 hours here experience faster nail and hair growth!

One of the most popular urban legends hint that the area under Mount Kailash and underground sits atop underground cities, Shambhala and Agartha, and keeps them hidden. The two are believed to be home to ancient yet highly advanced civilisations from Gobi Desert and the Himalayas!

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