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05-AUG-2005

Ovoo on the road south from Ulaanbaatar

Töv aimag, Mongolia view map

A very frequent sight around the countryside, these sacred piles of stones are meant to bestow luck upon those who circle them (always clockwise, three times, with an offering and prayer at the end)

Canon PowerShot S500
1/250s f/7.1 at 9.1mm with Flash full exif

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