Elista: The «city of gold» I love to come back to
I love coming back to this city. Every time I come here, it seems to me that I find myself in an oriental fairy tale, where good dragons, wise elders and benevolent people, whose name is #Kalmyks, live.
Today is our story about the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia — the city of Elista.
Coming from the depths of Asia, Kalmyks settled in the southern Russian steppes, later becoming the only people in Europe preaching Buddhism …
It is # Buddhism that makes Elista so unique and unique. Getting here, you never for a minute leave the feeling that you are not in Russia, but somewhere in China — everything here is too unusual for the Russian eye.
Elista: « the city of gold& # 39 ;, where I love coming back
# Elista is the only city in Europe where you can meet Buddha sitting in the lotus position on the street.
Buddha in the background. Elista Buddha in the background. Elista
Wise White Elder — the patron saint of all life on earth, a symbol of fertility and prosperity.
White Elder in ElistaWhite Elista in Elista
The good dragon Lu, who personifies eternal happiness. Such is the kind and happy dragon. On closer inspection, he appears to be smiling.
Dragon Lu. Elista Dragon Lou. Elista
The religious building — the Pagoda of Seven Days will not leave you indifferent. The drum of the Pagoda contains 75 million mantras «On mani padme hum». By rotating the drum three times, always clockwise, you can make a wish that will certainly come true.
Pagoda of Seven Days. Elista Pagoda of Seven Days. Elista
And of course the pearl of Elista is the main Kalmyk temple, the Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni. There is no point in describing it, you just need to see it.
Chief Khurul in Elista Chief Khurul in Elista
The temple is similar to the Buddha himself, the same majestic and incomprehensible. By the way, inside the temple there is a Buddha statue covered with gold leaf. It is a pity that video and photography inside the temple is prohibited.
Elista also has its own Chess city — such a city in a city, with its own government, shop, cafe and kindergarten.
Chess Palace. Elista is the palace of chess. Elista
As you know, the XXXIII International Chess Olympiad was held here in 1998. Some of the cottages where the participants lived were given to the housing stock , some to the hotel.
The city of chess. Elista is a city of chess. Elista
So you will be in Elista, you can safely settle there — comfort at the European level.
By the way, you can visit a real Mongolian yurt nearby.
Mongolian yurt. Elista Mongolian yurt. Elista
Therefore, I love to return to Elista, where a magical oriental fairy tale is always waiting for me.
Watch the video «Attractions of Elista»
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