Ulaanbaatar
Sacred Mountain Altai Tavan Bogd Worshipped
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Ulaanbaatar, July 23, 2024 /MONTSAME/. A State Worship Ceremony for Аltai Tavan Bogd Mountain of the Altai Mountains was held on July 22, 2024.
Representing the State of Mongolia, President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa was welcomed to the specially prepared place, escorted by four guards. Guards of Honor raised the Mongolian State flag, the Southern Banner of the Army Black Banners, and the flag of Bayan-Ulgii Aimag. They placed the portrait of the Great Emperor Chinggis Khaan and the Seven State Treasures.
In his remarks, President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa noted that the Worship Ceremony for Sacred Mountains is a venerable practice rich in history, cultural heritage, and deep statehood tradition. Recognizing its significance for fostering relations between humanity and nature and preserving nature's pristine state, UNESCO inscribed this cultural heritage on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2017.
Mongolia is working to register the towering mountains of Altai as a UNESCO World Heritage site, spearheaded by Altai Tavan Bogd Mountain. The President expressed confidence that this initiative would significantly contribute to the global recognition of Mongolia's Altai Mountains as a vital site of natural and cultural heritage while preserving the Mongolian tradition of environment protection for future generations, boosting tourism, and stimulating the region's development.
Following the remarks of the President of Mongolia, the Epic Singer performed the Tuuli "Altain Magtaal" [Praise to the Altai Mountains], a great Mongolian epic. Then, Member of the State Great Khural of Mongolia Bum-Ochir Dulma read an address to the Spirit of the Mountain and handed over the address, written on silk, to be kept in the Bayan-Ulgii Aimag Museum.
The snowcapped Khuiten Peak of Altai Tavan Bogd Mountain, the roof of Mongolia, is the highest point in Mongolia. Khuiten Peak rises 4,374 m above sea level. The Altai Tavan Bogd Mountain has several peaks, namely, Khuiten [Cold], Naran [Sun], Nairamdal [Friendship], Malchin [Herder], and Burged [Eagle].
