armenian native faith practices, rituals and representations mostly rely on the instructions given by the "ukhtagirk". for instance, it is common for the priests to make pilgrimage to mount khustup, where, according to the book, garegin nzhdeh experienced the presence of the god vahagn. the priests' aim is to replicate such experience. the veneration of nzhdeh and the pilgrimage to his burial site, which is located on the slopes of the khustup, is also slowly developing within the larger community of arordiners. in general, mountains are revered as holy, so, besides khustup, other mountains, including mount ararat and mount aragats, function as pilgrimage destination for arordiners.