In the olden times the traditional Kinner Kailash Parikarama was a long journey on foot, over 200kms. Beginning from the Buddhist temple of Powari in the Lower Kinnaur , the route wound along the bank of the Satluj ,into the Tedong valley, over the charang pass , and back to Powari again. now motor roads have cut down the walk to a five day trek from Thangi in the Tedong valley to Chitkul , the last village in the Baspa valley . During the Janam Ashtami (Birth day of Lord Krishna) Festival, which usually falls in the Month of August there is a traditional festival when all the pilgrims from adjoining villages gather at the Village of Charang and embark on the onward yatra of Kinner Kailash.
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