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Caption: Mongolia Mountain
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Caption: A few years ago I had the opportunity to travel to a place that has been on my bucket list for awhile. The wild east. One of the least travelled places among the world.
This is a snapshot of one of the hidden gems of that trip. A mountain temple.
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Caption: This is the main gate that is one of the only ones that stood over time as the communist regime sought to wipeout any cultural or religious identity during their rule.
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Caption: Pilgrims steps Many who would pilgrimage this far often did the steps on their knees over the course of a few days. It’s a long, high, stone walk up to the center temple.
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Caption: The whole main building is surrounded by prayer wheels to spin as you make your way around.
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Caption: A smaller separate building is kept of the side for different ancestor fetishes not willing to share the room with the larger idols.
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Caption: #travel #mongolia #photojournalism #places #temple
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