Hindus believe that Mt. Kailash is the abode of Lord Shiva. According to hindu legend, immortal and supreme Hindu god Shiva lives on the top of Kailash Parbat where he spends most of his time practicing Yogic austerities. Making joyous and love through his divine concert (ardhangini, wife in English) Parvati and smoking Ganja (the sacred herb in Hindu religion, known as marijuana in the West). For a Hindu, make a laborious pilgrimage of Kailash to have a Darshan (divine view) of Shiva's abode is to attain release from the clutches of ignorance and delousing.

The Jain called the mountain Astapada and believes it to be the place where 'Risabha Dev', the first of the twenty-four Tirthankar attained the liberation. Followers of Bon Tibet's pre-Buddhist “Shamanisti” religions call the mountain sky Goddess, Sipai man. Additionally, Bon myths regard Mt. Kailash as Tise, the site of legendary.

On 12th century battle of sorcery between the Buddhist Saga Milarepa and the Bon-Shaman Naro-Bon-Chug. Milarepa defeat to the Saman displaced Bon as the primary religion of Tibet, firmly establishing Buddhism into prominence. While the Buddha is believed to have magically visited Kailash in the 5th century BC. The religion of Buddhism only entered Tibet via Nepal and India, in the 7th century AD. Tibetan Buddhist call mountain Kang Rimpoqhe, the precious one of Glacial snow and regards it as the dwelling place of Demchog (also known as Chakra Samvara) and his consort, Dorjephagmo.

Three hills rising near Kang Rimpoqhe are believed to be the homes of Bodhisattvas Manjushree, Vajrapani and Avalokiteshwar. Pilgrims to Kailash, after the difficult journey getting there are confronted with the equally hard task of circumambulating the sacred pick. This walking around the Mt. Kailash (clock wise) for the Buddhist, counter clockwise for Bon is known as Kora or Parikrama and normally takes three days. In hopes of gaining extra merit of psychic powers however, some pilgrims will vary the tempo of their moment. Hardly few willpower themselves around the mountain in only one day. Others take two to three weeks for the Kora by making full body prostration of the entire way.