Offerings outside the monastery at Kharkhorin

One of four stone turtles at Kharkhorin, the only one that is easy to find. The hole in the turtle’s back was full of rubbish.

Prayer flags blowing outside the main building in the monastery

Peeling paint at one of the temples

A temple roof

About to turn the prayer wheel

Door handle to the monastery

A boy monk walks through the monastery

Another, more modern, stone turtle on the way to the lakes. The scarves are shamanistic offerings; blue is the most popular colour, and people also offer food and bottles of vodka.