Photo: Spirit of Burkhan

Spirit of Burkhan

Known as Burkhan in the native Buryat and as Shamanka in Russian, this rock formation is the holiest site on the island of Olkhon, located on Lake Baikal in Siberian Russia.

Place: Burkhan

Jane Keeler

Uploaded by Jane Keeler
on 1 December 2007.
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