republic, there is no such tourist who would not visit this unique place, the golden abode of shakyamuni buddhathe temple for free, there are no traffic jams. uh, crowd parking problems, just relaxing. it is the largest in russia and one of the largest in europe buddhist. the temple is 63 m high in dugan, this is the name of the prayer hall, the second largest nine-meter buddha statue on our continent rises, you can take pictures, but without a flash , so that the colors of the painted walls do not fade, as it is near the temple, 17 stations are similar to each other both around the datsan and in in the center of the city , there is an abundance of buddhist symbols and religious objects, for example, these special prayer drums for contacts with the spiritual world, which is formed when the drum is spinning, the prayer is, as it were, read when the time will come, lunch, locals advise the usual city canteen, in addition to the usual food. there you can try national dishes, elista is a small town, everything is within walking distance. this is lamb meat. yes , most of us are with potatoes. this d