Photos from a 4-day visit to Kalmykia in the south of Russia near the Caspian Sea. I visited Kalmykia in August, when the Lotus flowers were in bloom.
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- Along the Volga tributaries in Kalmykia
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- A Lotus flower in bloom on the Volga tributaries
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- The tributaries of the Volga are dotted by Lotus plants
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- A drop of water on a Lotus plant near the Caspian
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- Watermelons from the Caucasus making their way through Kalmykia
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- Cows trying to hide from the hot sun in the Kalmyk Steppe
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- Sunrise in the Kalmyk Steppe
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- Kalmykia is home to Europe’s largest Buddhist temple
