Kailash Mansarovar Yatra To Resume Through Nathu La Pass In Sikkim

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The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a religious pilgrimage undertaken by the Hindus to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Lake in the Tibetan autonomous region of China, will resume through the Nathu La Pass in Sikkim. The development comes as Sikkim marks 50 years of statehood. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to celebrate in the statehood day celebrations, sources told NDTV earlier. The pilgrimage, which is set to resume after a gap of five years, is organised by the Ministry of External Affairs from June to September annually through two different routes - Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand and Nathu La in Sikkim....