Why were so many Indian pilgrims in Tibet during the Himalayan mudslide disaster?

Hundreds of Indian nationals are missing in Nepal and Tibet after a catastrophic Himalayan flood, France 24 reports. Among them are pilgrims on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, a mountain held sacred by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and followers of the Tibetan Bon religion.

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