Lipulekh (el. 5,334 m (17,500 ft)) is a Himalayan pass connecting the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand in the Pithoragarh District in India with the old Tibetan trading town of Taklakot (Purang) in China. It has been used since ancient times by traders, mendicants and pilgrims transiting between India and Tibet. This is used by Manasarovar pilgrims. Presently, it is a border post manned by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
This pass links the Vyas (locally called “Byans”) and Chaudans valleys of India with the Tibet Autonomous Region of People’s Republic of China, and forms the last territorial point in Indian territory. The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a Hindu pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar, traverses this pass. Lipulekh pass is connected to Chang Lobochahela, near the old trading town of Purang (Taklakot), on the Chinese side.
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