Kailas: On Pilgrimage to The Sacred Mountain of Tibet

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Published by Thames and Hudson, London, 1989, 1st UK Edition, D/w, Nr. Fine.   Mount Kailas (or Kailash, 6,638 metres) is in a remote corner of Western Tibet and, for over a thousand years, pilgrims have made the arduous journey to this mountain, sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists.  In the short period that Tibet has been open to visitors, Johnson and Moran have spent long periods at Mount Kailas and both have made the pilgrimage around the mountain several times.  Illustrated with 116 superb colour photographs and 3 maps.