Kailash-Mansarovar: After 5 years, the yatra to resume from June 2025
Virendra Pandit
New Delhi: With a recent thaw in the China-India ties after the May 2020 clashes in Eastern Ladakh, the much-awaited Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra is set to resume in June 2025, the media reported on Saturday.
The resumption of this ancient Yatra is seen as an effort by India and China to improve ties after the two countries completed the disengagement of troops at the two remaining friction points of Demchok and Depsang under a pact sealed in October 2024.
After a five-year gap, India on Saturday announced the resumption of the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra in June 2025.
“The Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra, organized by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), is set to take place from June to August 2025,” the MEA said.
“This year, five batches, each consisting of 50 Yatris, and 10 batches, each consisting of 50 Yatris, are scheduled to travel through Uttarakhand State, crossing over at Lipulekh Pass, and through Sikkim State, crossing over at Nathu La Pass, respectively,” the ministry said in a readout.
The applications for the Yatra can be submitted at the website kmy.gov.in, it noted.
“The Yatris will be selected from among applicants through a fair, computer-generated, random and gender-balanced selection process,” the MEA said.
