Amazing Mongolia - ONGI Monastery

Ongi Monastery (Mongolian: Онгийн хийд, Ongiin Khiid) is the collective name for the ruins of two monasteries that face each other across the Ongi River in Saikhan-Ovoo in south-central Mongolia. Founded in 1660, it was one of the largest monasteries in Mongolia and housed over 1000 monks at its height. 30 Temples 4 Buddhist Universities. Completely destroyed in 1939 during anti-religious purges carried out under Khorloogiin Choibalsan, the leader of the Communist Party of Mongolia. Over 200 monks were killed, and many surviving monks were imprisoned or forcibly laicized and conscripted into the Communist controlled army. Senior Couple fm SG KLKK We learn what is a Ovoo ? https://maps.app.goo.gl/QMeKxibE41gJH...