near Darchen, Mt. Kailash
Mount Kailash has an elevation of 6,638 meters and is also called Gang Rinpoche or Gang Tise locally. Gang Rinpoche means "snow jewel mountain" with Kang (or Gang) being the Tibetan word meaning white mountain (snow peak) and rinpoche is an honorific meaning "precious one."
The mountain is considered sacred in Bon, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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near Darchen, Mt. Kailash
Mount Kailash has an elevation of 6,638 meters and is also called Gang Rinpoche or Gang Tise locally. Gang Rinpoche means "snow jewel mountain" with Kang (or Gang) being the Tibetan word meaning white mountain (snow peak) and rinpoche is an honorific meaning "precious one."
The mountain is considered sacred in Bon, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Uploaded on August 31, 2026
Taken on September 20, 2025