09:00 Meeting of tourists in Volgograd with a sign "Kalmykia. Places of power."
Brunch at the Elite cafe in Volgograd is included in the price.
09:30 Transfer to the city of Elista — 300 km.
10:30 We stop at the Khlebnikov Field.
Velimir Khlebnikov is a poet, novelist, founder of Russian futurism and the largest figure of Russian avant—garde. According to Roman Jacobson, he was the greatest world poet of the XX century.
Velimir Khlebnikov's poetry is distinguished by its originality and originality, it contains neologisms that the author himself invented. His work is an interweaving of philosophical and mythological motifs.
The birthplace of the greatest of the poets of the Silver Age is the Kalmyk village of Malye Derbety. It was there (October 26, old style) that Viktor Khlebnikov (the real name of the writer) was born on November 9, 1885, and became the third child of Vladimir and Ekaterina Khlebnikov.
Father Vladimir Khlebnikov belonged to an ancient merchant family, was an ornithologist and forester, founded the first Astrakhan Nature Reserve in the Soviet Union. Thanks to him, Victor fell in love with nature and became interested in natural sciences.
11:00 We continue the transfer to Elista — 200 km.
13:00 The stop of the Green Container is a place of power.
According to legend, far to the north there is a pure land inhabited by the gods — the country of Shambhala, which is not visible to the human eye.
Once upon a time, the goddesses — Green Tara and White Tara — on their way from Shambhala to the land of Zu (Tibet) When they saw a beautiful place in the middle of the steppes, they went to the Dalai Lama's palace and descended onto the green earth.
Thunder rang, a rainbow flashed, and the goddesses descended to earth on silver thrones. Where they set foot on the ground, a spring of the purest water clogged, trees and flowers grew. When people saw this miracle, they called the Gelyung, who conducted the "ova tukhn" (the rite of consecration of the mound). An ova (stone structure) was built at the resting place of the goddesses in honor of this event.
Since then, this area has been called Ovata, which means: "... a place where there is an Ova." To this day, as the legend says, the footprint of one of the goddesses has been preserved there: a deep sinkhole in the ground, which is beyond the control of time. On October 22, 2000, a Stupa of Enlightenment was built at this place with public donations.
Visiting the Stupa of Enlightenment.
Then we walk with the guests in the direction of the Green Container's footprint. Everyone should see this failure for themselves.
If you are lucky enough to see the foot, then you have received the blessing of the Green Container.
14:30 We continue the trip to Elista.
15:30 Lunch is included in the price.
16:30 Visit to the hurul "Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha" — a place of power.
The largest Buddhist temple in the Republic of Kalmykia, one of the largest Buddhist temples in Europe.
The temple houses a museum of Buddhist culture and history, as well as a library.
The area around Khurul is also very impressive: a fabulous garden with fountains, flowers, statues of great Buddhist teachers and prayer drums, which everyone can spin.
18:00 Check-in at the hotel.
Free evening.