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The steep trek to the rim of the highest volcano is the first ritual of the Hinglaj pilgrimage. Pilgrims come up to throw a coconut in the cold mud (to thank the gods for granting their wish) and to apply the holy mud to their faces etc. The area around Chandragup (meaning "Moon Well"), a sacred site to Hindu of 3 mud volcanoes (mainland Asia's largest ones).

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The steep trek to the rim of the highest volcano is the first ritual of the Hinglaj pilgrimage. Pilgrims come up to throw a coconut in the cold mud (to thank the gods for granting their wish) and to apply the holy mud to their faces etc. The area around Chandragup (meaning "Moon Well"), a sacred site to Hindu of 3 mud volcanoes (mainland Asia's largest ones).