Excelsior Correspondent
DEHRADUN, June 21: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today performed yoga at Adi Kailash, situated at an altitude of about 15,000 feet above sea level and invited Shiva devotees from all over the world to visit Adi Kailash.
He said that due to the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the picture of the border villages is changing today and a large number of devotees are visiting pilgrimage places like Adi Kailash, Om Parvat, Kailash Darshan, Kali Temple, Vyas Cave etc in Vyas Valley.
He further said, “today crores of people are benefiting from the invaluable heritage of yoga given by our country to the whole world. On this occasion, let us all pledge to include yoga in our daily routine for physical, mental and emotional strength and to make other people aware of it”.
“Prime Minister’s last year visit has given recognition to Adi Kailash on the international map. These days, there is a tremendous influx of pilgrims to visit residence of Lord Shiva adjacent to the China border. If we look at the figures of the last two months, more than 25,000 devotees have reached Adi Kailash Darshan”, the Chief Minister said.
“With the increasing number of tourists and pilgrims, it is now also clear that this border area of Pithoragarh is rapidly moving towards becoming a big tourist destination in the next few years. This will also promote the all-round development of this area and local business”, he further said, adding “the greatness of Adi Kailash is no less than Kailash Mansarovar in any way. Here, like Mansarovar Lake, Parvati Tal is a sightseeing place, along with this, Om Parvat can also be seen here”.
Since the closure of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, the inclination of Shiva devotees towards Adi Kailash Yatra has increased. To visit Kailash Mansarovar, one has to obtain a visa from the Chinese Government, whereas since Adi Kailash is within the Indian border, this journey can be undertaken only on an Inner Line Permit. Online permits have been arranged so that tourists and pilgrims do not have to run around for Inner Line Permit.
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