Ovoo

Ovoo, oboo, or obo (Mongolian: овоо, Traditional Mongol: .mw-parser-output .font-mong{font-family:'Menk Hawang Tig','Menk Qagan Tig','Menk Garqag Tig','Menk Har_a Tig','Menk Scnin Tig','Oyun Gurban Ulus Tig','Oyun Qagan Tig','Oyun Garqag Tig','Oyun Har_a Tig','Oyun Scnin Tig','Oyun Agula Tig','Mongolian Baiti','Noto Sans Mongolian','Mongolian Universal White','Mongol Usug','Mongolian White','MongolianScript','Code2000','Menksoft Qagan'}.mw-parser-output .font-mong-mnc,.mw-parser-output .font-mong:lang(mnc-Mong),.mw-parser-output .font-mong:lang(dta-Mong),.mw-parser-output .font-mong:lang(sjo-Mong){font-family:'Abkai Xanyan','Abkai Xanyan LA','Abkai Xanyan VT','Abkai Xanyan XX','Abkai Xanyan SC','Abkai Buleku','Daicing White','Mongolian Baiti','Noto Sans Mongolian','Mongolian Universal White'}ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ, 'heap'; Chinese: 敖包 áobāo, lit. 'magnificent bundle ') are sacred stone heaps used as altars or shrines in Mongolian folk religious practice and in the religion of other Mongolic peoples. They are usually made from rocks with wood. Ovoo, oboo, or obo (Mongolian: овоо, Traditional Mongol: .mw-parser-output .font-mong{font-family:'Menk Hawang Tig','Menk Qagan Tig','Menk Garqag Tig','Menk Har_a Tig','Menk Scnin Tig','Oyun Gurban Ulus Tig','Oyun Qagan Tig','Oyun Garqag Tig','Oyun Har_a Tig','Oyun Scnin Tig','Oyun Agula Tig','Mongolian Baiti','Noto Sans Mongolian','Mongolian Universal White','Mongol Usug','Mongolian White','MongolianScript','Code2000','Menksoft Qagan'}.mw-parser-output .font-mong-mnc,.mw-parser-output .font-mong:lang(mnc-Mong),.mw-parser-output .font-mong:lang(dta-Mong),.mw-parser-output .font-mong:lang(sjo-Mong){font-family:'Abkai Xanyan','Abkai Xanyan LA','Abkai Xanyan VT','Abkai Xanyan XX','Abkai Xanyan SC','Abkai Buleku','Daicing White','Mongolian Baiti','Noto Sans Mongolian','Mongolian Universal White'}ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ, 'heap'; Chinese: 敖包 áobāo, lit. 'magnificent bundle ') are sacred stone heaps used as altars or shrines in Mongolian folk religious practice and in the religion of other Mongolic peoples. They are usually made from rocks with wood. Ovoos are often found at the top of mountains and in high places, like mountain passes. In modern times, some of them have developed into large and elaborate structures, becoming more like temples than simple altars. They serve mainly as sites for the worship of Heaven and lesser gods led by shamans and kins' elders, but also for Buddhist ceremonies.