Fleeting beauty: the Tibetan sand mandala

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By:Xinhua
update:June 06,2016

June 6, 2016 -- Photo taken on May 10, 2016 shows tools used to create the sand mandala . (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

June 6, 2016 -- Assistants are doing decoration on the sand mandala on May 11, 2016. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Then the outlines are filled in with colored sands made from crushed minerals. Each monk holds a funnel-like metal device containing sand and scrapes its serrated side with a metal rod, creating a vibration that makes the sand flow like liquid onto the design.

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