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    Photos from Mongolia

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    The great beyond: after sunset, the White Stupa Cliffs take on an ethereal light. The cliffs have been eroded over 10 million years, with each band of colour telling a story of pre history. Views[227] Welcoming party: bearing traditional fermented mare’s milk, or airag, a man from a remote enclave rides out to meet us. In Mongolia, the fate of human and horse is inexorably intertwined, and Mongolian children seem at home in the saddle even before they are steady on their own feet. Views[279] Then and now: a man in traditional dress (save for the natty trilby hat) takes 5 at the Naadam Festival near the ancient Mongolian capital of Karakorum. He leans against one of the thousands of Soviet-era minivans that ferry people and goods around Mongolia. Many are held together with wire, duct tape and sheer force of will Views[304] Simple pleasures: a boy revels in the spray from a fire truck, rolled out for the annual Naadam Festival, near the ancient Mongolian capital of Karakorum. The festival draws Mongolians from across the region to socialize and show off their prowess in the traditional sports of cross country horse racing, wrestling and archery. Views[223] The light within: a young Monk tends lamps in a monastery in Ulaanbaatar. Despite the murder of thousands of monks and the desecration of monasteries by the Revolutionaries in the early 1920s, the practice of the religion persisted. Today upwards of 90% of Mongolians consider themselves Buddhist. Views[244]
     

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