Tumd Right Banner hosts ovoo cultural festival

A folk performance is staged at Tumd Right Banner’s fourth ovoo cultural festival opening on June 28. Ovoo, or Oboo in Mongolian, are sacred stone heaps used as shrines or altars. Ovoos mainly serve as sites for religious ceremonies, but they are also thought to bring a good harvest and bestow good health on an individual. [Photo/wenming.cn] 

A crowd prays while circling an ovoo, June 28. The ceremony was held to give thanks to nature, and to allow people to pray for favorable weather conditions and a good harvest. [Photo/wenming.cn]