The hermitage of Tôvkhôn was built in 1648 by Ondor Gegeen Zanabazar on his 19th birthday. It is located 68 km from Erdene-Zuu, in the wooded mountains of Shiveet-Ulaan, within the territory of the Bat-Ôlzii district. The hermitage consists of several temples on the first platform, including a small wooden temple. Near these temples, there is a footprint attributed to the 1st Bogdo Gegeen and a small cave where Zanabazar meditated. Further up, there is a second platform with a flowing spring and an amazing cave called Ekhiin Khevlii. Pilgrims visit this cave in the hope of being reborn and purified of their faults. At the top of the mountain, there is an oboo and a flat rock called "the place of Naadam," where Ondor Gegeen Zanabazar is said to have created some of his most famous sculptures. The Dalai Lama visited Tovkhon in the summer of 1994. It is important to note that women are not allowed to climb to the very top, and monks prohibit taking photos of the temples and surrounding nature unless a tax is paid. Visitors are required to respect all the instructions listed at the bottom of the stairs leading to the monastery.