Photos New York, March, 2006:Kongar-ol looking out from the 9th floor of The Collegiate School in Manhattan. August 13, 2007. Ondar greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kyzyl airport. Photo courtesy of the office of the President of Russia. New York, March, 2006: Ondar shows 6 fingers to signify the six years since he has last seen his good friends Ralph Leighton (on the left) and Tom Rutishauser. Tom taught Ralph to drum many years ago, which eventually got Ralph on the road to Tuva. Ondar and his bandmates in the USA Ondar the hunter. Ondar and his family. Paul Pena and Kongar-ol. Paul Pena and Kongar-ol.