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Posted: 19 Sep 2009

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Altan Ovoo behind Dariganga town

Altan Ovoo behind Dariganga town
Altan Ovoo is located high on the pinnacle of a mountain top over 2,000 meters high. In ancient ritual the women may form a ring around the base of the mountain, but only the men can climb high to the ovoo's summit and carry out the ritual offerings.
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Its not a Kurgan, the Altan Ovoo (Golden Ovoo) is a wide former crater topped by a new stupa which only men are allowed to visit. The stupa was built in 1990 on top of the ruins of the original BatTsagaan stupa, which was built in 1820 and destroyed in 1937. In the area around Altan Ovoo, there are dozens of broken balbal - their exact origins are not clear. There are also three balbals known as the king, the queen and the prince, in the north edge of town, near some hay sheds.
14 years ago.

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