Plate note: Zava Damdin Rinpoche (Зава Дамдин Ринбүчи, b. 1976) holding the Maidar statue of Delgeriin Choira (Дэлгэрийн Чойр). The statue is used in the monastery’s annual Maidar procession and remains an important object within the continuity of its ritual life. Location: Delgeriin Choira (Дэлгэрийн Чойр), Delgertsogt Sum, 4 July 2026. Photograph: Zava Damdin Sutra and Scripture Institute of Mongolia Archive. Reproduced on CPinMongolia.com with permission.

Plate note: Zava Damdin Rinpoche (Зава Дамдин Ринбүчи, b. 1976) holding the Maidar statue of Delgeriin Choira (Дэлгэрийн Чойр). The statue is used in the monastery’s annual Maidar procession and remains an important object within the continuity of its ritual life. Location: Delgeriin Choira (Дэлгэрийн Чойр), Delgertsogt Sum, 4 July 2026. Photograph: Zava Damdin Sutra and Scripture Institute of Mongolia Archive. Reproduced on CPinMongolia.com with permission.

Plate note: Zava Damdin Rinpoche (Зава Дамдин Ринбүчи, b. 1976) holding the Maidar statue of Delgeriin Choira (Дэлгэрийн Чойр). The statue is used in the monastery’s annual Maidar procession and remains an important object within the continuity of its ritual life. Location: Delgeriin Choira (Дэлгэрийн Чойр), Delgertsogt Sum, 4 July 2026. Photograph: Zava Damdin Sutra and Scripture Institute of Mongolia Archive. Reproduced on CPinMongolia.com with permission.

Plate note: Zava Damdin Rinpoche (Зава Дамдин Ринбүчи, b. 1976) holding the Maidar statue of Delgeriin Choira (Дэлгэрийн Чойр). The statue is used in the monastery’s annual Maidar procession and remains an important object within the continuity of its ritual life. Location: Delgeriin Choira (Дэлгэрийн Чойр), Delgertsogt Sum, 4 July 2026. Photograph: Zava Damdin Sutra and Scripture Institute of Mongolia Archive. Reproduced on CPinMongolia.com with permission.