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Pilgrims to Flood-Stricken Nepal Sought the Divine at Sacred Mountain

For many, the trek to Mount Kailash on the border of Nepal and Tibet is a once-in-a-lifetime trip to find spiritual awakening.

© Atul Loke for The New York Times

Many religious pilgrims head to the Nepal region to visit Mount Kailash on the border of Nepal and Tibet. Floodwaters ravaged the area, leaving thousands unaccounted for and killing at least 675.
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Pilgrims to Flood-Stricken Nepal Sought the Divine at Sacred Mountain

For many, the trek to Mount Kailash on the border of Nepal and Tibet is a once-in-a-lifetime trip to find spiritual awakening.

© Atul Loke for The New York Times

Many religious pilgrims head to the Nepal region to visit Mount Kailash on the border of Nepal and Tibet. Floodwaters ravaged the area, leaving thousands unaccounted for and killing at least 675.
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Mount Kailash, Sacred to 4 Faiths, Drew Pilgrims Lost in Nepal and Tibet Floods

The peak is revered by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and those belonging to the pre-Buddhist Bon religion.

© Shankar Bhujel/Nexpher Images, via ZUMA Press Wire, via Reuters

Pilgrims near Mount Kailash in Tibet, China, in June.
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N.Y. Doctor Sentenced in Japan for Vandalizing Ancient Religious Sites

Masahide Kanayama, a surgeon and an expert in endometriosis, received an 18-month suspended sentence after a court found him guilty of damaging the sites.

© Graham Dickie for The New York Times

Dr. Masahide Kanayama in Manhattan last year.
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