checked on details of the chola pass that we frequently quote for tamil presence on the himalayas. its actually now called cho- la this remarkable locale is snow covered, looks fabulous and leads mainly to the base camp of everest. it is at the altitude of 5420 metres. the sylablle cho- seems quite frequently used in the vicinity. with mount everest itself called Cho-mo-lungma in tibetean.mount k2 the second tallest mountain called Cho- go Gangri. but then we have a pyramid in iran called choga manzil and a tribe in south america called cholula and a language called cholulan.