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Photos: Sand Mandala Closing Ceremony

July 26, 2016

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As Emory celebrated Tibet Week back in March, Buddhist monks spent hours each day crafting a sand mandala representing Green Tara, which remained on display in the Michael C. Carlos Museum. On Sunday, July 24, the community gathered for a closing ceremony to bid farewell to the mandala, which was then destroyed to symbolize the impermanence of life.

Photos by Becky Stein.

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