The Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume is a Gelug Buddhist monastery in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. The temple is the largest Buddhist temple
Golden Monastery in Elista
Overview of the monastery complex with stupas, pagodas, and the monastery in the center
The southern gate as seen from the courtyyard
Kalmykia, officially the Republic of Kalmykia, is a republic of Russia, located in the Volga region of European Russia. The republic is part of the Southern Federal District, and borders Dagestan to t
Bamb Tsetsg (Tulip) Island national park
Kalmyk Khurul Tsagan Aman
Memorial to the deportation in Troitskoye