The sacred mountain landscape and its cultural landscape of pilgrimage Routes in the Indian side of Kailash–Mansarovar area has been included in the Tentative List of World Heritage Sites of India.
The Kailash Mansarovar in Tentative List of World Heritage Sites is a special site because it has been identified as outstanding for its outstanding universal value.
It is the only place where the sacred rivers of Ganga and Indus—the siblings—are joined together. The spiritual significance of the confluence attracts devotees from every part of India to Batnang Ghar near village Pandu in Jammu & Kashmir.
It was proposed as a Mixed site in April 2019. As per UNESCO’s Operational Guidelines 2017, a site must be on the tentative list of UNESCO at least for a period of one year before proposing it for final nomination.
Once the nomination is done, it is sent to the World Heritage Centre (WHC) by the stipulated deadline of 01 February of a calendar year.
Accordingly, the decision of permanent inclusion of any site in the World Heritage list is taken by the members of the World Heritage Committee.
A World Heritage site is a place that is listed by UNESCO as being of outstanding cultural or natural significance to the common heritage of humanity.
These locations are protected by international treaties, which define what activities are prohibited in these areas.
World Heritage sites celebrate mankind's achievements and also serve as a warning for people about the importance they should give to safeguarding such sites.'
The sites are designated as having “outstanding universal value” under the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 1972.
It provides a framework for international cooperation in preserving and protecting cultural treasures and natural areas throughout the world.
There are three types of sites: Cultural, Natural, and Mixed.