Mount Everest is the holy place for the Tibetian as the Tibetan name” Chomolungma” symbolizes “Peak of Heaven ”.
The word “Himalaya” is derived from the Sanskrit word that means home of snow. It is situated on the borderline that runs across the peak of the mountain with its half territory in Nepal and half in Tibet, an autonomous region of China. The Nepalese or Sanskrit name for Everest is Sagarmatha whereas its Tibetian name is Chomolungma. Mount Everest is the holy place for the Tibetian as the Tibetan name” Chomolungma” symbolizes “Peak of Heaven ”. On the other hand, the Sanskrit name for the Everest Sagarmatha means “Goddess Mother of the world”. It is located in the Mahalangur range of the Tibetian Plateau and In Nepal, it lies in the Sagarmatha National Park in the Solukhumbu district.