Tibetan Himalayas

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Mount Kailasha (कैलाश) (6638 m) --> Kailash (Shiva) (Paadal Petra Sthalam) (Pancha Kailasha)

► River Indus (सिन्धु - Sindhu) originates from Tibetan Himalayas (near Mount Kailasha)
► River Brahmaputra (ब्रह्मपुत्र) originates from Tibetan Himalayas (near Mount Kailasha)
► River Ghaghara (सरयू - Sarayu) originates from Tibetan Himalayas (☗ Mapchachungo Glacier)
► River Sutlej (शतद्रु - Shatadru) originates from Tibetan Himalayas (near Lake Rakshastal)

◼ Lake Manasarovar (मानसरोवर) --> Manasarovar (Devi) (Pancha Sarovar) (Shakti Peetha)
◼ Lake Rakshastal (राक्षसताल)

• Pilgrimages:

◍ Kailash - Abode of Lord Shiva:

Mount Kailash, Tibet

- Mount Kailash (Pancha Kailasha)
(Tibet)
Shiva: Kailashnath (Kailash Mountain)
Devotees: Ravana (Pnc)
☗ Mount Kailash

◍ Manasarovar - Manasa Shakti Peetha:

Lake Manasarovar, Tibet

- Lake Manasarovar (Shakti Peetha) (Pancha Sarovar)
(Tibet)
Devi: Dakshayani (Lake Manasarovar)
◼ Lake Manasarovar
• Manasa Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Manasa Shakti Peetha where the Daksha Hasta (Right Hand) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Dakshayani and the Bhairava is called Amara.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 12)

• Penances:

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Kailasha: Ravana performed penance worshipping Lord Shiva in the Kailasha Mountain and got a Shiva Linga.
○ Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Mount Kailash (Tibet)
○ Deoghar Baidyanath Dham - Baidyanath Temple (Deogarh district, Jharkhand)
○ Parli - Vaijnath Temple (Beed district, Maharashtra)
○ Kangra Baijnath - Baijnath Temple (Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)

Meditations on Earth, Life and Dharma: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature and Nature will Preserve Us,
Simplify Life and help Nature Thrive,
Plant Trees and make the Planet Green,
Connect with Earth, Connect with Dharma, Connect with Being.

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