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{{Infobox mountain<br />
| name = Om Parvat<br />
| photo = Om Parvat.JPG<br />
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| elevation_m = 5570<br />
| elevation_ref = <ref name=himde>[https://www.himalaya-info.org/Map%20nepal_nordwest.htm Himalaya-Info.org - India Northwest (Api - Saipal)]</ref><br />
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| range = [[Himalayas| Kumaon Himalayas]]<br />
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| location = [[Dharchula]], [[Pithoragarh District]], [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]], [[India]] & Sudurpaschim Province, [[Nepal]]<br />
| map = India <br />
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| label_position = right<br />
| map_caption = Location in India<br />
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'''Om Parvat''' is a mountain located in the Dharchula tehsil of [[Pithoragarh district]], [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]] and the international border between Nepal and china runs across its summit point.<br />
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==Sacred Status==<br />
It is considered sacred by [[Hinduism|Hindus]] and its snow deposition pattern resembles the sacred '[[Om]]' (ॐ). Its appearance is distinctly similar to [[Mount Kailash]] in [[Tibet]].<ref name="aaj_2003">''[[American Alpine Journal]]'', 2003 (the pdf has been taken down and no longer available online), pp. 365-366. Available at [http://www.americanalpineclub.org/AAJO/pdfs/2003/365_377_india_aaj2003.pdf AAJ Online] (PDF no longer available online){{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212623/http://www.americanalpineclub.org/AAJO/pdfs/2003/365_377_india_aaj2003.pdf|date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> Near Om Parvat, Parvat Lake and "Jonglingkong Lake". Jonglingkong Lake is sacred, as [[Lake Manasarovar]], to the [[Hindus]].<br />
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== Om Parvat ==<br />
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Om Parvat can be viewed en route to the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra from the last camp below [[Lipulekh Pass]] at Nabhidhang India-China border post protected by the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] also has [[Public Works Department]] guest house on the Nepali side.<ref name=AN1>[http://www.asianews.network/content/editorial-borderline-blues-2763 AsiaNews - Borderline blues](broken link, page not found)</ref> Many trekkers to Adi Kailash often make a diversion to view Om Parvat. Om Parvat is located near Nabhi Dhang camp (Nepal) on [[Mount Kailash]]-[[Lake Manasarovar]] yatra route.<br />
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The Adi Kailash or Shiva Kailash is located in a different direction, near [[Sin La]] pass and near Brahma Parvat, the base camp of Adi Kailash is 17 km from the Kutti village at sacred Jolingkong Lake with a [[Hindu]] [[Shiva]] temple.<ref name=LK1>[http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/kailash-expedition-reports.htm Moran-Mountain.co.uk Little Kailash expedition 2012](page not found)</ref><br />
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== Adi Kailash Yatra Circuit ==<br />
The '''Adi Kailash Yatra Circuit''' begins by going up the [[Darma Valley]] and then going to [[Kuthi Valley|Kuthi Yankti Valley]] (India) via the [[Sin La]] pass to join the [[Mount Kailash]]-[[Lake Manasarovar]] Tibetan pilgrimage route down the [[Sharda River]].<ref name=LK1/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Mountains of Nepal]]<br />
[[Category:Mountains of Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]<br />
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