Findings reveal that around 600 buddists were killed from shooting, torturing and beating by communists in 1937.

Photos by Tseren-Ochir

Skeletons were found amid residential area of Ulaanbaatar city. There was no doubt that died bodies were of victims of mass killing.

Buddists from an expert's group have easily recognized that the yellow belt called "gyarga" shall have been belonged to a very high ranking lama only. 90% of material findings were of buddists.
experts concluded that killers shot to heads and there were used russian gun with two kinds of bullet of 0.5mm and 0.8mm thighs of different men were broken in similar ways which witnesses that victims were tortured.
many skeletons found broken. Experts concluded that vicims were beaten and tortured or even were killed from beating. this partiular silk matter is a part of lama's deel (cloth) which, according to buddist experts, shall have been belonged to a high ranking lama only.

Buddist experts recognized certain characteristics in above skeletons and concluded that they can be of some leading lamas including Yonzon Hamba.

Ulaanbaatar city governor's office sponsored the digging, burning and funeral processing as well as builing a memorial desk for the victims. Bones of victims filled three lorries.

700 buddist temples were burnt, 17000 buddists were repressed during stalinist purge of 1937s.

there were three layers of died bodies at Hambiin Ovoo.Each layer contained 150-200 victims. It is assumed that there can be found more remainings.