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LocalpeopletellvariousstoriesaboutactivityofthemasterofShiliinBogd.An
informantcalledDuurentugssaidt:
AwriterDogmidtoldmeabouthisoneadventure.Fewyearsagohewent
toShiliinBogdwithanAustralianmountaineer.Firstandforemost,the
mountaineersaidtoDogmidthathehadclimbedmanyrenownedmountains
oftheworld,sonowhechoseclimbingShiliinBogdmountainasoneof
theMongoliansacredmountains.WhentheyarrivedtoShiliinBogd,the
mountaineerunderratedthatmountain.HesaidthatShiliinBogdwasnot
thehighestmountain.Therefore,hewouldnotbeproudofclimbingit.
DogmidarguedthatShiliinBogdisasteppemountainsoitisobviously
smallerthanthehighestpeaks,but“ifyouclimbthatmountain,youcan
seeeverythingsurroundingitfromitstopandfeelitsheight.”Following
dawn,theystartedtoclimbthemountain.Suddenlythemountaineerfell
downandfaintedonthewaytothetop.Afterhavinggivenhimimmediately
artificialrespiration,Dogmidbroughthimtothenearestmilitaryunitat
theborder.Anursemadehimaninjectionandbroughthimaround.After
thatthemountaineersaidthathehadunderratedthatmountain.Hefelt
lucky,saying“unlessyouhadhelpedme,Iwouldhavedied.NowIfeel
thatthemountainisreallypowerfulandstrange.”22
LocalpeopletellmanysimilarstoriesaboutmysteriesofthemasterofShiliinBogd.
VenerationoftheShiliinBogdmountain
Attheendof1990speoplestartedtomakepilgrimagestoShiliinBogdmountain.
SincethattimeDarigangashaveestablishedtourismintheirland.Theyadvertisedsome
eventswhicharetakingenergyfromtheShiliinBogdmountain,prayingtoAltanovoo
andLakeGangaandtravelingtoothernaturalandhistoricalsitesinDarigangaarea.
Moreover,localpeoplebuiltabigstonecairnatthetopofShiliinBogdmountain.
Acairnislikeasmallger(гэр)madefromlocalstones.Itistoppedwitharound
5meter-highwoodenpostandsmallbranches.Thebranchesarecoveredwithflagsof
Mongolia,prayerflagsandkhadags,thatishonorificsilkscarves.Thereisthenational
blackemblem23placedatthetopofthewoodenpost.Therearealsomoney,vodka,
milk,tea,dairyproducts,biscuits,donutsandotherkindoffoodsplacedatthiscairn.
Masspraythecairnakintothecairnofworshippedmountains.AlthoughShiliinBogd
isnotanofficiallyworshippedmountain,somelamasandshamansreadprayersthere.
Forexample,aworshipperwroteaboutherpilgrimagetoShiliinBogd.Whenshe
wasofferingmilktothecairnandstuckprayerflagatthetopofShiliinBogd,three
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DuurentugsJambaljamt,male,43yearsold,asculptor,Ulaanbaatar.
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ItiscalledturiinkharasuldeinMongolian.Itisawarriors’flagoftheMongolianarmy.
