India, April 26 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday that the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra will resume in June this year and go on till August. The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra was stopped five years ago in 2020 amid Covid outbreak restrictions and a standoff between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is a holy journey taken by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and followers of the Bon religion. The pilgrimage needs devotees to climb as high as 15,000 feet during the trip.

This year, five groups of 50 pilgrims each will travel by Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand, while ten groups of 50 each will go through Nathu La Pass in Sikkim, said the MEA.

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