stone grandfather

Alvon – The King of Blues
It took a huge effort to get Alvon to agree to a group photo; Roma and I chased after the busy Johnson for quite a while, but luckily our efforts paid off, and here’s the result. ☺

The Stone Grandfather
The next day we went to see the Stone Grandfather in a group of four — Roma, Regina, Pasha, and me. Regina is Irina’s daughter, and Pasha is now Regina’s husband. They arrived a day later than us, so now there were five of us.

At first we got a little lost, but a local Tuvan woman working at the village shop pointed us in the right direction. At this Grandfather, you have to walk clockwise along the fence, thinking about your goal, then step barefoot inside the enclosure, whisper your goal into his ear, pour a little milk over his mouth, and leave a couple of candies. A simple little ritual like that.