A khurul is a Buddhist monastery in Kalmyk (Mongol-Oirat) Lamaism. Some of the most famous Kalmyk khuruls are the Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume (contemporary) in Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, and the Khosheutovsky khurul.
Khosheutovsky khurul
Ivolginsky Datsan
The Tsagan Aav statue of Troitsky Urzhin Nuutsn Tyarni Sume [ru]
A worshipper praying barefoot
Kalmyks are the only Mongolic-speaking people living in Europe, residing in the easternmost part of the European Plain.
Kalmyks in the late 19th century. Picture taken in the Salsky Raion of the Don Host Oblast.
Kalmyks
Kalmyk dancers
Kalmyk depicted by Struys Jan Janszoon (1681)