08:00-09:30 Breakfast.
09:30-12:00 Excursion to the steppe to the place of power — A lonely poplar tree with a cascade of springs. This relict tree is a place of worship and a natural monument.
It is a sacred place where various Buddhist rituals and prayer services are performed. 8 Buddhist stupas have been erected around the poplar tree. Nearby there is an open source with healing properties, which were first described by the doctor S.R. Zalkind.
12:00-13:30 Guided tour of the Geden Sheddup Choy Korling Cultural Complex.
The Shakyusn-Xume Hurul is a Buddhist temple of the Geden Sheddup Choy Korling hurul complex, located in the suburbs of Elista. This place was consecrated in 1992 by the Dalai Lama XIV himself during his second visit to Kalmykia, and four years later the Shakyusn-Xume hurul was erected on this site.
In 2004, the Dalai Lama visited Kalmykia and Elista for the third time, with the aim of holding the radne ceremony, after which hurul rightfully became a real abode of deities.
13:30-15:00 Lunch.
15:00-16:30 Guided tour of the Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha in Hurula.
The Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha" (Kalm. Burhn Bagshin altn siume is the largest Buddhist temple in Europe.
The entire architectural plan of the temple has the shape of a mandala. The hurula building is surrounded by 17 pagodas with statues of the great Buddhist teachers of Nalanda Monastery.
In the prayer hall of the Central Hurul "The Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha", the first, the main object in size and significance that attracts the eyes of any person is the figure of Shakyamuni Buddha. The height of the statue is 9 meters.
16:30-17:15 Guided tour "Acquaintance with Buddhist painting". Meeting in the workshop of Alexander Povaev, Kalmyk national artist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts, art critic.
17:15-18:30 Independent dinner.
Free time.