Hindus believe that bathing in Mansarovar and drinking its water cleanses all the sins from the present as well as the past 100 lives. During the high Kailash Yatra season, you will witness travelers mostly from India come here and participate in the Kailash Parikrama and take ceremonial baths in the pristine waters of the Mansarovar Lake. However, these days the Tibetan authorities do not allow bathing or taking a dip just anywhere in the lake; there is always a designated place where visitors can take a bath.