Kailash has special religious meaning for Tibetan Buddhists, who believe that a single journey around the mountain will wash away a lifetime of sins. Consequently, there is always a steady stream of pilgrims wending their way around the mountain. In order to express their reverence for the gods, some of the pilgrims, who require several weeks to complete the journey, kneel every three steps and prostate themselves every nine.
「轉山」是西藏朝聖者特有的宗教行為，藏傳佛教的教徒們繞著神山「岡仁布欽」轉山，相傳轉山一圈能洗清一生罪孽，因此沿途總見朝聖者絡繹不絕，他們三跪九叩翻越雪山，以數週的時間摩頂禮拜，只為表達內心對神明的崇敬。