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Mount Kailash, Sacred to 4 Faiths, Drew Pilgrims Lost in Nepal and Tibet Floods

The peak is revered by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and those belonging to the pre-Buddhist Bon religion.

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Pilgrims near Mount Kailash in Tibet, China, in June.
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Over 100 Indian Pilgrims Are Among the Missing in Nepal Floods

Many of them were traveling to or from a Himalayan peak that is revered by Hindus as the spiritual home of the god Shiva.

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Damage from the flooding in the Nuwakot District, Nepal, on Wednesday.
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Swiss Tourist Sentenced to Prison After Violating ‘Day of Silence’ in Bali

The 26-year-old received a yearlong sentence from a court on the Indonesian resort island after he flouted a sacred Hindu ritual and insulted it on Instagram.

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Luzian Andrin Zgraggen in court in Denpasar, Indonesia, on Thursday.
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