June 14 , 2019
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 	- Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar flagged off the first batch of pilgrims from New Delhi, for this years’ Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
 
 	- The duration of pilgrimage is 24 days for each batch including 3 days in Delhi for preparatory work.
 
 	- The pilgrimage was started in 1981.
 
 	- The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is undertaken by two routes
 	- Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand – This route passes through a very mountainous area.
 
 	- Nathu La Pass in Sikkim – Fully motorable route. Helpful for Senior Citizens.
 
 
 	- The Yatra involves a treacherous route that crosses territorial boundaries of India, Nepal and China.
 
 	- It is organised with support from governments of Delhi, Uttarakhand and Sikkim and also with cooperation of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
 
                                 
                            
                                
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