5th International Conference on the Phenomenon of the Holy Mt. Kailash “Compilation of Traditional and New Aspects of Mt. Kailash and Surrounding Pilgrimage Sites” University of Hamburg, March 25-27, 2022 Dr. Sergei Balalaev, Phenomenon of Kailash Research Group, Russia The analysis of satellite images of the Kailash region revealed a number of geometrical features with different relief elements. The characteristic size of our planet is manifested in the sizes of some relief elements of the Kailash region. There are some arched mountain ranges representing the parts of circles. It i...

5th International Conference on the Phenomenon of the Holy Mt. Kailash “Compilation of Traditional and New Aspects of Mt. Kailash and Surrounding Pilgrimage Sites” University of Hamburg, March 25-27, 2022 Dr. Sergei Balalaev, Phenomenon of Kailash Research Group, Russia In the course of more than 20 expeditions to Mt. Kailash (Tib. = Ti-se / Gangs rin-po-che) in 2005-2019 we frequently passed the routes of the inner kora of Mt. Kailash (Tib. = nang-skor) and Secret Dakinis Path described in this report. The analysis of high-resolution satellite images allo...

5th International Conference on the Phenomenon of the Holy Mt. Kailash “Compilation of Traditional and New Aspects of Mt. Kailash and Surrounding Pilgrimage Sites” University of Hamburg, March 25-27, 2022 Dr. Sergei Balalaev, Phenomenon of Kailash Research Group, Russia A detailed study of high-resolution satellite images of the Kailash region helped us to discover three groups of huge (up to 4,000 m) prehistoric relief geoglyphs formed by the mountain terrain and visible only from a bird's eye view. They are not mentioned anywhere in ancient texts or in oral tradition, which only emph...

5th International Conference on the Phenomenon of the Holy Mt. Kailash “Compilation of Traditional and New Aspects of Mt. Kailash and Surrounding Pilgrimage Sites” University of Hamburg, March 25-27, 2022 Dr. Sergei Balalaev, Phenomenon of Kailash Research Group, Russia We analyzed the high-resolution satellite images of the highest lake in the Kailash region, Gyuma Tso (5,360 m), which is 25 km from Mt. Kailash in the north-east direction. It has an elongated shape, similar to a sword with a hilt oriented with its pointed end towards Mt. Kailash. This line goe...

5th International Conference on the Phenomenon of the Holy Mt. Kailash “Compilation of Traditional and New Aspects of Mt. Kailash and Surrounding Pilgrimage Sites” University of Hamburg, March 25-27, 2022 Dr. Sergei Balalaev, Phenomenon of Kailash Research Group, Russia Mount Kailash, situated in the west part of the Tibetan Plateau, is, perhaps, the most sacred pilgrimage site on our planet. The four sacred rivers of Asia have their origins in the area of 125 km around Mt. Kailash: the Brahmaputra River, the Karnali River (a tributary of the Ganges), the Indus River, and the Sutlej ...