Kharkhorin Rock

Local nameKharkhorin Rock (Phallic Stone)
LocationUvurkhangai, Mongolia

Kharkhorin Rock, also Kharkarin Rock or Phallic Rock, is a large statue of a penis raised on a platform on the steppe, located near Erdene Zuu Monastery in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province of Mongolia. The phallic rock statue has dual functions; primarily it is a reminder to the monks to remain celibate, but it is also a symbol of fertility and human life. The newer, five metre tall stone statue also pictured on this page is incorrectly referenced as also being located near Kharkhorin, however, its location is noted by some as not being near the former capital city Kharkhorin, but near the smaller town of Khankhongor, much further south, in a different region. In fact, very few travel sites and blogs by frequent visitors to Kharkhorin report seeing this larger statue near the monastery.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkhorin_Rock

Address Mongolia

Coordinates 47°11'9.11" N 102°51'14.088" E

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