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English: In New Delhi on September 18, 2014, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Chinese President, Xi Jinping witnessing the signing of an memorandum of understanding between their foreign ministers Sushma Swaraj and Wang Yi. This memorandum opens an alternative Hindu pilgrimage (yatra) route, named "Kailash-Mansarovaryatra". While both Mount Kailash (冈仁波齐峰) and Lake Mansarovar (玛旁雍錯) are situated in Tibet Autonomous Region of the PRC, the only route as of 2014 goes via the Lipulekh Pass (里普列克山口). A new route that goes through Nathu La (乃堆拉山口) was opened in 2015 as a result of this memorandum.
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Chinese President, Mr. Xi Jinping witnessing the signing of an MoU between the Ministry of External Affairs Minister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Wang Yi on opening a New Route for Indian Pilgrimage (Kailash Mansarovar Yatra) to the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in New Delhi on September 18, 2014.