Mongolian shamanism

thumb|Peak of Khan Tengri at sunset

Tokhta (also spelled Toqta, Toktu, Tokhtai, Tochtu or Tokhtogha; died ) was Khan of the Golden Horde from 1291 to 1312. He was a son of Mengu-Timur and a great-grandson of Batu Khan.

300px|thumb|Ovoo in the Gobi Desert|Gobi desert, Dornogovi, Mongolia Ovoo, oboo, or obo (, , , , Traditional Mongol: , 'heap'; Chinese: 敖包 áobāo, lit. 'magnificent bundle' [i.e. 'shrine']) are cairns used as border markers or shrines in Mongolian folk religious practice and in the religion of other Mongolic peoples. While some ovoos simply consist of a mound of stones, most have branches and khadag stuck into them. In the absence of stones, ovoos can be made entirely of branches, or even soil or sand.

animistic and shamanic religion practiced in Mongolia

Mongol mythology