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 Tibetan Monks 2007 
 
Construction of the Mandala

The monks begin by consecrating the site of the mandala sand painting with approximately 30 minutes of chants, music, and mantra recitation.  Immediately after the Opening Ceremony the monks start drawing the line design for the mandala. This is very exacting work that takes about three hours to complete.

Throughout the 12 days of its creation, the monks will pour millions of grains of sand from traditional metal funnels called chakpur, resulting in a finished mandala approximately five feet by five feet in size.

The monks conclude their creation of the mandala with the consecration ceremony. 

 

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Images from the Mondala Construction 2004  by and copyright Lois Eiler (www.eilerimage.com)
 
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