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Week 21 - Tibetan Monks
Drepung-Gomang Monks making sacred sand mandala at Shaker Village. The mandala is made of millions of grains of sand during prayer & meditation, it is used to re-consecrate the earth. After the 4 days it was destroyed,1/2 of the sand was given to the spectators & 1/2 was put into an urn and dispersed into the pond during the closing ceremony to carry the healing powers to the rest of the world.
Week 21 - Tibetan Monks
Drepung-Gomang Monks making sacred sand mandala at Shaker Village. The mandala is made of millions of grains of sand during prayer & meditation, it is used to re-consecrate the earth. After the 4 days it was destroyed,1/2 of the sand was given to the spectators & 1/2 was put into an urn and dispersed into the pond during the closing ceremony to carry the healing powers to the rest of the world.