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  • A Mongolian stirrup on a horse.
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  • Amur Turchin goes looking for his yak herd. Near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
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  • Bat Baator, an old Mongolian man, talks about the old days during soviet occupation.
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  • A holy cave in Khovsgol region.
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  • Detail of Mongolian dresses.
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  • Arrival of a Nadaam horserace (about 20 Km speed race). Youngest racer are between 5 and 7 years old..Winning a race is quite the feat?prizes for winners include horses, and sometimes cars..Near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
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  • Arrival of a Nadaam horserace (about 20 Km speed race). Youngest racer are between 5 and 7 years old..Winning a race is quite the feat?prizes for winners include horses, and sometimes cars..Near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
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  • A Mongolian couple of their way to a festival on their motorcycle..Near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
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  • Landscape around the Khovsgol region, Northern Mongolia.
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  • Tourists inspect a wolf skin at the eagle Hunting festival in Western Mongolia, in the province of Bayan Olgii. ..Mongolian and Kazak eagle hunters come to compete for 2 days at this yearly gathering. Mongolia
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  • Luxurious Yurt camp for catch and release fishing of the  Taimen..The Eg river where the Taimen is found. The Taimen is the world's largest salmon fish, it is also known as Siberian taimen and Siberian salmon, a species of fish in the salmon family..It is becoming a more well known game fish, particularly for fly fishermen..Mongolian tells many legends about this fish.
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  • A Mongolian couple of their way to a festival on their motorcycle..Near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
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  • During a Nadaam horserace (about 20 Km speed race). Youngest racer are between 5 and 7 years old..Winning a race is quite the feat?prizes for winners include horses, and sometimes cars..Near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
    99_Mongolia_Traditions_052.jpg
  • Mongolian fabric on a saddle.
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  • The High Lama speak at a ceremony near Khovsgol Lake..More than a hundred people traveled by horse and foot to hear Mongolia's high Lama speak at a ceremony honoring the placement of the first stone for the Dayan Derkh monastery, which is currently being rebuilt in Khövsgöl Province. The original structure was destroyed in 1938 by Soviet purges.
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  • Mongolian yak butter and thermos depicting a winning wrestler.
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  • A Buddhist Lama and other Mongolians walk towards a yurt camp for a religious gathering.
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  • Scientist doing research studies on the Taimen..The Eg river where the Taimen is found. The Taimen is the world's largest salmon fish, it is also known as Siberian taimen and Siberian salmon, a species of fish in the salmon family..It is becoming a more well known game fish, particularly for fly fishermen..Mongolian tells many legends about this fish.
    99_Mongolia_Traditions_024.jpg
  • Detail of Mongolian dresses..More than a hundred people traveled by horse and foot to hear Mongolia's high Lama speak at a ceremony honoring the placement of the first stone for the Dayan Derkh monastery, which is currently being rebuilt in Khövsgöl Province. The original structure was destroyed in 1938 by Soviet purges.
    99_Mongolia_Traditions_012.jpg
  • Arrival of a Nadaam horserace (about 20 Km speed race). Youngest racer are between 5 and 7 years old..Winning a race is quite the feat?prizes for winners include horses, and sometimes cars..Near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
    99_Mongolia_Traditions_046.jpg
  • A young contestant at a Nadaam horserace (about 20 Km speed race) wearing the traditional race hat. Youngest racer are between 5 and 7 years old..Winning a race is quite the feat?prizes for winners include horses, and sometimes cars..Near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
    99_Mongolia_Traditions_049.jpg
  • Two young twin contestants at a Nadaam horserace (about 20 Km speed race). Youngest racer are between 5 and 7 years old..Winning a race is quite the feat?prizes for winners include horses, and sometimes cars..Near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
    99_Mongolia_Traditions_050.jpg
  • A group of horsemen outside of the town of Moron. They gather for a religious ceremony to listen to the Lamas recite Sutras, dialogues of the Buddha, to bless the area and bring a good omen for the year to come.
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  • Mongolian wrestler wearing a typical wrestling hat is on his way to a match on his motorcycle..Near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
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  • Amur Turching catches his horse with a lasso. Near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
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