About the treasure

In 1937, when the mongolian army raided the monasteries and killed the monks or at least forced them to renounce their monastic vows, the „Takhilch“ (caretaker) of Danzan Ravjaa’s legacy, a man called Tuduv, began to bury the crates with the belongings of Danzan Ravjaa in the Gobi desert.

Every night, in total secrecy, he loaded one crate onto his horse and dug a hole somewhere in the desert. He did not take any notes nor did he tell anyone in his family or the Khamariin Hiid monastery, where the boxes were kept since Danzan Ravjaas death. He just knew that it was his obligation as Takhilch, to protect the legacy by all means.

The content of the boxes is as precious as you can imagine: statues, paintings, original manuscripts, opera costumes, ritual objects and much more.