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Share Your Sand Mandala Photos with Asia Society

Monks from the Drigung (Drikung) Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism at work on the mandala at Asia Society New York. (Tahiat Mahboob)
The monks began their work on Wednesday, February 19 and will conclude on Sunday, February 23. (Jenny Kim)
The mandala sand painting is a sacred cosmogram representing the world in perfect harmony. (Megan MacMurray)
The monks began by drawing a formal pattern on the base and are now placing millions of grains of brightly colored sand to complete the mandala. (Dan Washburn)
(Tahiat Mahboob)
Visitors are encouraged to share their photos on social media using @AsiaSociety and the hashtag #Densatil for a chance to be featured on AsiaSociety.org. (Jenny Kim)
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NEW YORK, February 20, 2014 — Beginning Wednesday, February 19, monks from the Drigung (Drikung) Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism have been creating a sand mandala in conjunction with Asia Society's latest exhibition Golden Visions of Densatil: A Tibetan Buddhist Monastery. The mandala sand painting, a sacred cosmogram representing the world in perfect harmony, will be completed on Sunday, February 23. To create the mandala, the monks have drawn a formal pattern on the base, and are now placing millions of grains of brightly colored sand to complete it.

Visit Asia Society New York for a rare opportunity to see this artwork being created. Share your photos with us on social media using @AsiaSociety and the hashtag #Densatil for a chance to be featured on our website.