Inwangsan - Shaman Spotting

Inwangsan Mountain in northern Seoul is considered a sacred area where many shamanists pilgrim to visit the city's most famous shamanist shrine, Guksadang, and create makeshift altars among the eroded rocks of the mountain. The sounds of shamanist ceremonies called gut --- chanting accompanied by rhythmic strikes on a bronze jing --- filter through the trees on the rocky hillside, to create an enchanting, spiritual atmosphere.

Rock altar.

Foliage along an Inwangsan path.

Shamanists in prayer.

Flinty mountain surface.

Plastic shelter over makeshift altar.

Underground altar.