Shaman Rock

Shaman Rock (Buryat: "Baigaan-Shuluun") is not just a landmark of Lake Baikal and Olkhon Island. It is the primary power place, spiritual center, and most enigmatic symbol of the entire region. For the Buryats, the indigenous people of the Baikal area, this rock has been and remains a great sanctuary, an object of worship and awe. It is precisely this combination of natural phenomena and centuries-old sacralization that makes Shaman Rock a historical, cultural, and natural phenomenon of global significance.