In the exhibition house of the Estonian national Museum - the room has been prepared for creating the sand mandala
The monks praying and chanting to purify and prepare the room for creating the sand mandala of the Medicine Buddha
Colorful natural powders (sand) for the mandala
Sprinkling of the colorful natural powders with extreme precision has begun. Completion of the mandala will take several days.
The secretary of the tour Namgyal Phuntsok intoducing the ritual dances
Bringing in the picture of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
The yellow hats are the symbols of the Gelugpa tradition
Dance of Dakinis
Namgyal Phuntsok and Laur Järv
Offering of Gold Libation
Cutting Ritual (Chod)
Dance of the Cemetery Lords
Dhondup defending a philosophical position in the demonstration of a traditional debate
Geshe Lobsang Khedup
Debate. The Geshes (scolars) sitting on the left and right give advice to both sides.
Deer Dance
Prayer
The last day of creating the sand mandala in Tartu
Geshe Tenzin Chophag
Making a butter sculpture
Selling traditional Tibetan goods and books
Lobsang Tsundu
Lobsang Gyaltsen
Geshe Lobsang Khedup is making a butter sculpture
Vivian Bohl and Lobsang Gyaltsen
Namgyal Phuntsok and Lobsang Gyaltsen
The butter sculpture
The sand mandala of the Medicine Buddha
On the background - the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the residence of the Dalai Lamas
The morning ritual
Many people gathered to partake in the end ceremony of the sand mandala
Traditional texts
Offerings
Ritual of asking the Buddhas to leave the mandala
Dissipating the mandala
Part of the sand will be put into the glass receptacle and taken to the river Emajõgi.
The "hair of the Buddha"
The rest of the sand will be handed out to people
From the left, upper row: Geshe Lobsang Khedup, Laur Järv, Geshe Tenzin Chophag, Siim Angerpikk, Kristjan Raba, Lobsang Gyaltsen, Lobsang Tsundu, Dhondup. Bottom row: Anna Hints, Tenpa Chophel, Lobsang Chodak, Vivian Bohl, Namgyal Phuntsok Lama
In homely milieu: Dhondup
Tenpa Chophel
Dhondup and Anna Hints
Dhondup playing with the daughter of Anna
Joy
Anna Hints - the author of the photos - and Geshe la
Lobsang Chodak, Geshe la
