GIMPIL DARJAALAN MONASTERY

The Gimpil Darjaalan Monastery is located south of the Sangiyn Dalai Nuur, but is mostly accessed from Mandagolvi. Built in the 18th century to celebrate the first visit of a Dalai Lama to Mongolia, it survived the purges of the 1930s, during which it was converted into a warehouse. Reopened in 1990, the temple was consecrated by the visit of the Dalai Lama in 1992. At present, there are no monks in the temple, whereas there were 500 before the beginning of the 20th century.