 Roadside town between Ulaanbaatar and Kharakhorum |
 Mongolian steppe between Ulaanbaatar and Kharakhorum |
 Mongol Els sand dunes, east of Kharakhorum |
 Bayan Gobi ger camp, a lunch stop for us |
 Replica of a wagon-mounted ger at Bayan Gobi camp |
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 Roadside monument to local spirits. Mongolian drivers honk as they drive by to pay their respects. |
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 "Phallic Rock" in Kharakorum. This stone suposedly served to remind Buddhist monks at the nearby monestary to refrain from sex. |
 A Mongolian police officer sits on the phallic rock and makes an offering, apparently to assist with fathering a child |
 9th-Century Stone Tortoise near Kharakhorum |
 Ceremonial rock piles, some with horse skulls, overlooking Kharakhorum. The walled Erdene Zuu Monestary is visible in the background. |
 Erdene Zuu Monestary, the star attraction of Kharakhorum |
 Scenery on the outskirts of Kharakhorum |
 Kharakhorum, with irrigation channel from the nearby river |
 Great Imperial Map Monument overlooking Kharakhorum |
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 Great Imperial Map Monument |
 Great Imperial Map Monument |
 Anar Ger Camp |
 River (with houses for gates feeding the irrigation channel) outside Kharakhorum |
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 Outer wall of Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Stone monument in Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Stone monument, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 One of the temples inside Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Drinking bowl made from a deceased monk's skull, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Statute in Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Temples in Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Buddha statute, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Roofs and eaves, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Dragon head adorning a roof, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Buddha statues, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
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 A fierce deity guards Buddha statues, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
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 Erdene Zuu Monestary |
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 Dragons on a temple roof, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Stupas, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Stones from the ancient capital of Chinggis Khaan, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
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 Stupa on the outer wall of Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Another stone tortoise outside Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Outer wall of Erdene Zuu Monestary |
 Erdene Zuu Monestary |