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Shakti Peeth 21 of 51 · Tibet · Tibet Autonomous Region

Dakshayani (Manasarovar)

दाक्षायणी

Location: Lake Manasarovar, Mount Kailash

Devi · Bhairava · Body part

Devi (Goddess)
Dakshayani (Sati)
Bhairava (Shiva)
Amar
Body part fallen
Right hand
Darshan timings
Sunrise to sunset (yatra season May–Sept)
Best season
May–September only (rest of year snowed in)
Daily visitors
50–200 (registered yatris only)
Modern access
MEA Kailash Manasarovar Yatra application via portal.

Signature ritual

Manasarovar parikrama (88 km) + Kailash parikrama (52 km, 3 days)

Significance

Most sacred Shakti Peeth — adjacent to Mount Kailash (Shiva's abode). Lake bath = moksha.

Legend

Sati herself fell here per local tradition. Body of Sati = Dakshayani (daughter of Daksha).

How to reach

Delhi → Lhasa flight → 4-day road journey via Nepal border. KMVN/MEA yatra registration.

Navratri special

Saga Dawa (May full moon) — Buddhist + Hindu syncretic festival

Primary pujas performed here

  • Lake snan
  • Parikrama
  • Pind Daan at Manasarovar shore
  • Kailash darshan

Plan online from anywhere

Cannot travel? Book a remote Devi puja with video proof. See also 12 Jyotirlinga and 12 Sacred Tirthas.