Chumig Gyatsa

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Chumig Gyatsa is one of the 24 Buddhist Tantric places.

Chumig Gyatsa means 'Hundred Waters' in Tibetan. It is the local name for the pilgrimage site Muktinath, a sacred place both for Hindus as well as the Buddhists, located at an altitude of 3,710 meters, at the foot of the Thorung La mountain pass (part of the Himalayas), Mustang district, Nepal.

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Coordinates: 28°49′N83°52′E / 28.817°N 83.867°E / 28.817; 83.867

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