Lake Mansarovar is a fresh-water lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies about 2000 km from Lhasa, South of the sacred Mount Kailash. Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, Pinyin: Xīzàng or Chinese: 藏区, Pinyin: Zàngqū [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... An autonomous region or autonomous district is a subnational region with special powers of self-rule. ... Lhasa prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region Lhasa (Tibetan: ལྷ་ས་; Wylie: lha-sa; Simplified Chinese: 拉萨; Traditional Chinese: 拉薩; pinyin: Lāsà), sometimes spelled Llasa, is the traditional capital of Tibet and the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Kailash may refer to: Mount Kailash Kailash (journal) This site tell about the Greatest of Gods Lord Shiva and also his gift to mankind, the Holy Rudraksha Bead This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Physical data

The geographical coordinates of the Mansarovar Lake are 30˚40'25.68" N 81˚28'07.90" E. It lies at 4556 m above the sea level, making it the highest fresh-water lake in the world. The circumference of Mansarovar is 88 km, depth is 90 m and it occupies a total area of 320 km². The lake freezes in winter and melts only in the spring.

Cultural Importance

Like Mount Kailash, Lake Mansarovar is a place of pilgrimage, attracting religious people from Tibet and the neighboring countries. Pilgrimage tours are organized regularly, especially from India, the most famous of which is the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra which takes place every year. Pilgrims come to take ceremonial bathes in the cleansing waters of the lake.

According to Hindu mythology, Mansarovar is a creation of Lord Brahma, the God of Creation. The sons of Lord Brahma lacked a sufficient site to perform rites, so they called Brahma, their holy Father, for help. As a result, Mansarovar was created. His sons spent 12 years at the lake performing austerities. Buddhists also associate the lake to the legendary Anotatta Lake, where Queen Maya is believed to have conceived Buddha. The Jains and the Bonpas of Tibet equally revere this spot with great enthusiasm. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The word mythology (Greek: μυθολογία, from μυθος mythos, a story or legend, and λογος logos, an account or speech) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. ... Brahma carving at a temple in Halebid. ... Buddhism is a religion and philosophy focusing on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, who probably lived in the 5th century BCE. Buddhism spread throughout the ancient Indian sub-continent in the five centuries following the Buddhas death, and propagated into Central, Southeast, and East Asia over the... The word Maya or maya can refer to: The Maya – a Native American people of southern Mexico and northern Central America the modern Maya people the pre-Columbian Maya civilization the Maya language Maya – a concept in Hindu/Vedic philosophy a state of misperception of reality the inherent force of... A stone image of the Buddha. ... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ...