Once again, monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery visited Savannah

to bless the opening of the new Jepson Center for the Arts.

Finely crushed marble.

Every Mandala is created entirely from memory.

They spent 7 days creating this Mandala.

A deep, deep chant...

Handing out some of the Mandala...

Then a parade to deliver the rest to the river...

A few seconds later, he got a face full of sand...

Pouring the last of the Mandala into the Savannah River.

Click here to see a few more photos of this monk carrying his drum across Savannah.