Silvia Simonin and Rose Sandler circle the ovoo at the top of the - TopicsExpress



          

Silvia Simonin and Rose Sandler circle the ovoo at the top of the pass on leg 17 (photo 1, with the big blue sky) another example of an ovoo, Clare Twemlow and Kirsten Melis passing a big one on top of the pass at last years Derby (photo 2 with the pinetrees). An Ovoo....? you might think?! An Ovoo is a type of shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia, usually made from rocks or from wood. Ovoos are often found at the top of mountains and in high places, like mountain passes. They serve mainly as religious sites, used in worship of the mountains and the sky as well as in Buddhist ceremonies, but often are also landmarks. Its said that if you walk around it 3 times clockwise, the spirits will be with you and the land will look after you.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:48:12 +0000

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