Sergei says that shortly before the construction of a stupa near the village of Protochnoye in Astrakhan region, one of the locals found an old coin on the ground. That person handed the coin over to the stupa builders so that it could be put at the foundation of the Buddhist structure. Whilst it was monks from the Central Temple in Elista who consecrated the place for the construction of the stupa, its opening ceremony was conducted by monks from the Liman Temple. This stupa is located on a hill between the villages of Protochnoe (formerly known as Bantir) and Dambur (which today ceased to exist).