Two young Dalai Lama Temple Monks blowing a conch shell outside the Dalai Lama Temple at the Monastery of Erdene-Zuu

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The Dalai Lama Temple, Erdene-Zuu Monastery, Mongolia's oldest Buddhist monastery. founded in 1586 by Abtai Khan in Orkhon Valley Ovorkhangel Aimag Province, Mongolia

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