Mar 10 (PTI) The annual pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet will commence on June one, official sources said today.

Sixteen batches of 60 pilgrims each would travel to the Himalayan region in China for a holy dip in Mansarovar lake, they said.

They would also offer prayers at Mount Kailash which is venerated as a place that is representative and emblematic of Lord Shiva.

The pilgrimage would culminate on September 30, the sources said.

For Hindus, a journey to Kailash is considered the ultimate yatra due to both the difficulty in reaching it and the level of sanctity attached to it.