Carole Pegg: Altaian Heroic Epics: Ritual Practices and Beliefs: Ak Jang Ritual 2, 'White Belief’ Ritual 2

At the beginning of the Ak Jang clan ritual (Sary Bür), Arzhan Kӧzӧrӧkov requests blessings in traditional Altain verse form, using epic terminology, while sprinkling milk-vodka to spiritual participants - the temple’s fire (ot), altars (tagyls), cheese figurines (shatra) and white prayer flags (kyira).