We arrive at the pass and, as usual, there is an ovoo:
"An ovoo (Mongolian: овоо, heap) is a type of shamanistic or Tengriism's shire cairn found in Mongolia, usually made from rocks with wood or from wood. Ovoos are often found at the top of mountains and in high places, like mountain passes. They serve mainly as Tengriism religious sites, used in worship of the mountains and the sky as well as in Buddhist or Shamanist ceremonies, but often are also landmarks. Almost reseachers say that originally all ovoo is from holy woods so until now it consist must be with wood and holy ovoo must be includes inside wood elements.
When travelling, it is custom to stop and circle an ovoo three times in clockwise direction, in order to have a safer journey. Usually, rocks are picked up from the ground and added to the pile. Also, one may leave offerings in the form of sweets, money, milk, or vodka. If one is in a hurry while travelling and does not have time to stop at an ovoo, honking of the horn while passing by the ovoo will suffice"
from Ovoo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



A car arrives, it seems to want to crash on my bike and I start screaming, fortunately it stops before doing damage and descends a bizarre character (maybe a monk??) dressed in yellow who begins to recite things in Mongolian and try to stop the other cars which are passing: the scene is surreal but I must say it is fun. After a few minutes, and after giving us candy, fermented milk, cheese, and having covered us with so many incomprehensible words, they leave.
The scene of the arrival and the show this character gave us remains one of the most absurd and funny experience in our lives