Tibetan monks return to Telfair Museums’ Telfair Academy, Savannah
See the monks construct the sand mandala @ Telfair Academy May 15-18
The Tibetan monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery will return to Savannah May 14- May 18 2024 to create a healing sand mandala at the Telfair Academy.
The monks last visited Telfair in 2016 and are one of the museum’s most frequently requested programs.
See the monks constructing the Sand Mandala creation @ the Telfair Academy during the following times:
10AM-5PM May 15-17; 10AM-1PM May 18
*Free admission for Telfair members, standard admission for non-members.
The monks will create the mandala by painstakingly pouring the sand from traditional metal funnels called chak-purs.
Learn more here.
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The opening program begins with sacred music and chants, after which the lamas (monks) begin by drawing the mandala’s outline on a wooden platform.
On the following three days, the lamas will create the mandala by painstakingly pouring the sand from traditional metal funnels called chak-purs.
At completion the monks will conduct a closing ceremony and the mandala will be deconstructed as a metaphor of the impermanence of life. The sands are swept up and placed in an urn. To fulfill the function of healing, half is distributed to the audience, while the remainder is carried to the Savannah River.
Due to limited seating, the opening and closing events are ticketed with discounts to Telfair members. During the mandala construction days admission is free to members.
May 14-18 | Telfair Academy, Savannah
Opening Ceremony – Tuesday, May 14 at 5PM. Pre-register here. UPDATE: Sold out
Closing Ceremony – Saturday, May 18 at 2:30PM. Pre-register here. UPDATE: Sold out.
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