Mago-Erdy (or Mago-Erd ) is an ancient sanctuary located in the mountains on the territory of modern Ingushetia .
| sanctuary | |
| Mago Yerdy | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Denomination | Christianity, paganism |
| Type of building | Temple |
Content
General information
Perhaps the temple was originally built as a Christian church, in favor of which some features of the layout of the building and the discovery in the cache of Xth-century psalters testify, but this is not known for certain. The construction of Mago-Erda could happen in the XIII-XIV century . Used for pagan rites until the second half of the XIX century.
The sanctuary is located on the slope of Mount Zeil (3171 m, considered to be sacred by the Ingush ), next to the cliff, it is quite inaccessible. Until recently, it was rarely visited by tourists. On September 23, 2016, a message appeared about the planned mass travel of 100 people to the sanctuary in Ingushetia on September 27 with a view to popularizing it [1] .
Near the temple are the ruins of the tower village of Magote and the necropolis. Also nearby was the smaller and currently dilapidated [2] sanctuary of Ceska Solsa-Erda , named after the legendary hero Cesco-Solsa .
Legends
According to legend, the sanctuary was built by the legendary hero-sage Mago , who came from another country, became the ancestor of several Caucasian clans and was buried nearby. It was named after him. Regarding Seska-Salsa-Erda, the legend claims that from this place at night a light emitted, the brightness of which was sufficient to sew.
Other Shrines
The most famous religious building in the mountains of Ingushetia is the temple of Thaba-Erdy . In addition to him and Mago-Erda, there are, however, several more similar objects, to some extent preserved to this day.