(TibetanReview.net, Dec02’24) –Nepal has been seeing a continuous decline in tourist arrivals from India and one of the key reasons is China’s stoppage of Indian entry to Tibet for the Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage, reported the kathmandupost.com Dec 2, citing Nepal Tourism Board officials. The other two main reasons are stated to be the recent spate of bus and air crashes and rising airfares.
Mt Kailash is the abode of the Hindu God Lord Shiva and also holds great importance for Tibetan Buddhists, Jains, and Bon religious followers.
Beijing is not allowing Indian citizens to enter Tibet to visit the holy Mt Kailash and Lake Manasarovar, even after it has opened all its borders, the report noted.
This is despite the…
