Kharkhorin Rock (Phallic Stone)
Хархорин ᠬᠠᠷᠠ ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ, 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 (part of the World Heritage Site entitled Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape) in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province of Mongolia. The phallic rock statu
e 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.
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