45 Shiva Tsal Is A Rocky Expanse Draped With Items Of Clothing Where Pilgrims Undergo A Symbolic Death On Mount Kailash Outer Kora [45 of 72]
It took just an hour to trek from Dirapuk to Shiva Tsal (5371m), said to be a replica of the fabled burial ground at Bodh Gaya India. To be reborn one must first die, and here the pilgrims face Yama, the Lord of Death, whose judgment purifies him for the new life awarded atop the Dölma La.