Nohon SingsNohon Shumarov on the banks of the sacred Katun River.Danil and ArzhanDanil Mamyev and Arzhan the Shaman at a blessing ceremony before Danil set out a pilgrimage to the sacred mountain Ooch Enmek.Danil on PilgrimageDanim Mamyev walks up the rainy slopes of Oochen Mek.Oochen MekOochen Mek showed herself briefly.Forest FlowersSiberian forest flowers on a misty morning.Danil MamyevDanil contemplates the pilgrimage.Danil Offering Prayer ClothDanil offered strips of torn cloth to the spirits of the mountain and a nearby lake.RaindropsEvery time we got out the film camera it started to rain or snow or sleet.PetroglyphsOochen Mek PetroglyphsOoch Enmek Standing StonesOoch Enmek Mountain is on the horizon at the end of the Karakol Valley, where standing stones and kurgans (ancient burials) mark the landscape.Water PoolWater pooling by the shores of the Katun River.Altai SnowpeaksHeading higher into the mountains the snow mountains appear east of Kosh Agach.Danil at SpringDanil Mamyev at a sacred spring.Kosh Agach HorizonAbove Kosh Agach near Mongolia.Maria at Sacred PoolMaria Amanchina, an Altaian shaman, smokes her pipe at the start of a ceremony by a sacred spring.Maya Offers MilkMaya Erlenbaeva offers milk to the fire.Maya Takes NotesMaya is mapping sacred sites, here consulting with Maria about the meaning and power of various stones.Maya and MariaMaya and Maria at the sacred spring.Road to Ukok PassRoad Up To Ukok PassNear Sacred SpringNear the Sacred Spring Below Ukok PassSacred PoolSacred PoolOfferings at Sacred SpringOfferings at Sacred SpringUkok Flowers in SnowUkok Pass Flowers in BlizzardNear the Ukok PlateauBelow Ukok PassFilm Team After UkokFilm Crew After Ukok Plateau
