750 picked via computerised lottery to go on Kailash Yatra | India News

NEW DELHI: A total of 750 pilgrims were chosen through a computerised draw of lots on Wednesday for the upcoming Kailash Manasarovar Yatra in Tibet which is taking place after a gap of nearly five years.The resumption of the Yatra is being seen as an attempt to normalise India-China relationship that was severely hit by the eastern Ladakh border standoff. This year’s pilgrimage will begin in June and continue until Aug, MEA said.The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra was suspended initially in 2020 because of pandemic and subsequently because of the military standoff between the two sides on the LAC in eastern Ladakh. The pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Lake in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region holds religious significance to Hindus as well as Jains and Buddhists.MEA is the organiser of the pilgrimage. Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh conducted the computerised draw for selection of the people who had registered online for the pilgrimage. They will travel in five batches of 50 pilgrims via the Lipulekh route, and 10 batches of 50 Yatris each through the Nathu La route, according to MEA.