Mongolia

smMongolN1659 Traditional unglazed Chinese-style roof tiles and ornamental front wall painting of the Dalai Lama temple in Erdene Zuu monastery, the earliest surviving...

smMongolN1660 Mongolian visitors are turning prayer wheels in Erdene Zuu monastery, the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, located near today

smMongolN1661 Prayer mills in front of the three main temples (Central Zuu, Western Zuu and Eastern Zuu temples) ofErdene Zuu monastery, the earliest surviving Buddhist...

smMongolN1662 Golden Stupa (Bodhi Suburgan) surrounded by eight smaller stupas, built in 1799 in honour of the 4th Bogd Gegeen (also called Javzandamba Khutagt, a religios...

smMongolN1663 Golden Stupa (Bodhi Suburgan, built in 1799 in honour of the 4th Bogd Gegeen (also called Javzandamba Khutagt, a religious leader of Lamaismus in Mongloi), its...

smMongolN1664 Khatas, traditional ceremonial silk scarfs tied at a holy place in Erdene Zuu monastery, probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, located...

smMongolN1665 Khatas, traditional ceremonial silk scarfs in Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolian khatas are typically of blue color symbolizing the sky, Erdene Zuu, Övörkhangai Aimag,...

smMongolN1666 Outside view of the mighty square enclosure wall with 108 incorporated Soyombo stupas, Erdene Zuu monastery the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in...

smMongolN1667 Soyombo stupa with two pairs of guardian lions outside of the enclosure wall of Erdene Zuu monastery, the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia,...

smMongolN1668 Soyombo stupa with guardian lions outside of the enclosure wall of Erdene Zuu monastery, the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, located near...

smMongolN1669 Small lion sculptur with yellow silk scarf (khata) at Erdene Zuu monastery, the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, located near today

smMongolN1670 Outside view of the mighty square enclosure wall with 108 incorporated Soyombo stupas, Erdene Zuu monastery the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in...

smMongolN1671 Stone turtle, a remaining of the ancient city Karakorum, capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, where stone turtles wearing steles marked the...

smMongolN1672 Flock of black sheep on a vast plain of Orkhon Valley, Khangai Nuruu National Park, Oevoerkhangai Aimag, Mongolia

smMongolN1673 Orkhon Valley, Mongolia

smMongolN1674 Daurian ground squirrel, (Spermophilus dauricus), Squirrel family (Sciuridae), Orkhon Valley, Khangai Nuruu National Park, Oevoerkhangai Aimag, Mongolia

smMongolN1675 Orkhon Valley, Mongolia

smMongolN1676 Orkhon Valley, Mongolia

smMongolN1677 Black and white yak (Bos mutus) sitting in the grass, Orkhon Valley, Khangai Nuruu National Park, Oevoerkhangai Aimag, Mongolia

smMongolN1679 Grazing light brown yak (Bos mutus) with long fur hanging down lower than the belly, Orkhon Valley, Khangai Nuruu National Park, Oevoerkhangai Aimag, Mongolia