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  • Tethered Mongol horse. Can's say much more than that really. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • A bar on the outskirts of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. This is a serious welcome site after travelling through the desert (think Ice Cold in Alex) NB the animals on the ridge aren't real but metal cut outs. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Tethered Mongol horse. Can's say much more than that really. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Tethered Mongol horse. Can's say much more than that really. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Two wrestlers make their way to the stadium at Naadam festival in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Naadam Festival is three day festival (July 11-13) celebrating Mongolia and mainly comprising of wrestling, archery and horse racing. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • The Gandantegchinlen Khiid Monastery, formerly known as Ganden Monastery, is a Tibetan-style monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar that has been restored and revitalized since 1990. The Tibetan name translates to the "Great Place of Complete Joy." It currently has over 150 monks in residence. It features a 26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig, a Buddhist bodhisattva also known as Avalokitesvara. It came under state protection in 1994.The statue of Migjid Janraisig was rebuilt in 1996. It features 2,286 precious stones and gold leaf as adornments. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Camel wandering about out on the Mongolian steppe... By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Animal skull and skeleton remains in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • The Flaming Cliffs (Bayanzag) region of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, in which important fossil finds have been made. It was given this name by American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews in the 1920s. The area is most famous for yielding the first discovery of dinosaur eggs. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Deer stones near Moron in Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia. These are ancient megaliths carved with symbols and their carved depictions of flying deers. Their purpose and creators are unknown. Deer stones were probably originally erected by Bronze Age nomads around 1000 BC. They just suddenly appear in the middle of the steppe. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Deer stones near Moron in Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia. These are ancient megaliths carved with symbols and their carved depictions of flying deers. Their purpose and creators are unknown. Deer stones were probably originally erected by Bronze Age nomads around 1000 BC. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Deer stones near Moron in Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia. These are ancient megaliths carved with symbols and their carved depictions of flying deers. Their purpose and creators are unknown. Deer stones were probably originally erected by Bronze Age nomads around 1000 BC. This one is rare as obviously in depicts a person. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Traditional Mongolian nomad rides his camel through the edges of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Mongolian horses tied up. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Naadam festival opening ceremony in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Naadam Festival is three day festival (July 11-13) celebrating Mongolia and mainly comprising of wrestling, archery and horse racing. These guys ride through the town in traditional costume and then to the stadium where the games commence. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Deer stones near Moron in Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia. These are ancient megaliths carved with symbols and their carved depictions of flying deers. Their purpose and creators are unknown. Deer stones were probably originally erected by Bronze Age nomads around 1000 BC. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • This is taken from the floor looking up (to the ceiling) through the colored cloth that hangs the Buddhist Monastery named Amarbayasgalant Khid in Mongolia. Little Buddhas can be seen at the base of the shot. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Buddhist Ovvo beside Amarbayasgalant Khid, Mongolia. An ovoo is a type of shamanistic rock cairn found in Mongolia found at the top of mountains and high places and at borders and cross-roads. They serve as navigational aids in a country with few roads and fewer signs, and religious sites. They are decorated with offering including stones, cloths, misc objects and, in this case, animal skulls. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Two children go to fetch water in the Buddhist monastery of Amarbayasgalant Khid in Mongolia. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • A jeep in the middle of the rolling steppe that is so common in Mongolia (near Moron). There's fuck all roads so you normally just driving through massive expanses under an enormous sky. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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  • Buddhist Ovvo beside Amarbayasgalant Khid, Mongolia. An ovoo is a type of shamanistic rock cairn found in Mongolia found at the top of mountains and high places and at borders and cross-roads. They serve as navigational aids in a country with few roads and fewer signs, and religious sites. By photographer Con O'Donoghue
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