Buddhist monks

Mongolia Monday- Images From Gandan Monastery

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While I was in Ulaanbaatar this last trip, I spent a couple of mornings at Gandan Monastery sketching and taking photos. I thought that I would share some of my favorites with you of a truly special place that I always look forward to visiting when I’m in Mongolia.

Gandan’s main temple
Feeding the pigeons
Monk leaving morning service
Pigeons on a temple rooftop
Monk with prayer beads
Temple visitors circling an incense burner
Three monks
Stupa with pigeons

Two monks