Simple and elegant (custom-made) Erhi (Mong. Эрхи: Sanskrit & English. Mala) either of modern or traditional design, are Munkhtsetseg’s and Udiyana’s speciality. It’s so interesting to stay and watch the delicate precision with which they each work. Khor Mandal (Mong. Хор Мандал) in Ulaanbaatar. 24 September 2025. Photograph: C.Pleteshner

Simple and elegant (custom-made) Erhi (Mong. Эрхи: Sanskrit & English. Mala) either of modern or traditional design, are Munkhtsetseg’s and Udiyana’s speciality. It’s so interesting to stay and watch the delicate precision with which they each work. Khor Mandal (Mong. Хор Мандал) in Ulaanbaatar. 24 September 2025. Photograph: C.Pleteshner

Simple and elegant (custom-made) Erhi (Mong. Эрхи: Sanskrit & English. Mala) either of modern or traditional design, are Munkhtsetseg’s and Udiyana’s speciality. It’s so interesting to stay and watch the delicate precision with which they each work. Khor Mandal (Mong. Хор Мандал) in Ulaanbaatar. 24 September 2025. Photograph: C.Pleteshner

Simple and elegant (custom-made) Erhi (Mong. Эрхи: Sanskrit & English. Mala) either of modern or traditional design, are Munkhtsetseg’s and Udiyana’s speciality. It’s so interesting to stay and watch the delicate precision with which they each work. Khor Mandal (Mong. Хор Мандал) in Ulaanbaatar. 24 September 2025. Photograph: C.Pleteshner