From Wednesday, September 16th to Saturday, September 20th, the event "A Mandala for Lake Iseo" will be held in Sarnico.
The sand mandala will be held at the Gianni Bellini Museum. The photographic exhibition on the life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be held in the Civic Tower.
Four monks from the Sera Lachi Monastery in southern India will create the mandala.
SCHEDULE
- Wednesday, September 16th
10:00 am: Market setup, purification of the site, and start of the mandala. 6:30 pm: Opening of the photographic exhibition on the life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Civic Tower. - Thursday, September 17th
9:30 am to 6:30 pm: Mandala construction.
8:30 PM: Meeting at the Pinacoteca with Namgyal Tsering, president of the Tibetan community in Italy, "Discovering Tibetan Civilization, a Unique Heritage." - Friday, September 18th
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM: Mandala Making.
8:30 PM: Meeting at the Pinacoteca with Namgyal Tsering, president of the Tibetan community in Italy, "The Tibetan Plateau, the Third Pole." - Saturday, September 19th
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM: Mandala Making
10:00 AM: Introduction to Tibetan Meditation with monk Cesare Milani, Tenzin Khentse.
3:00 PM: Blessing of the animals at Lazzarini Park
8:30 PM: Meeting at the Pinacoteca with Namgyal Tsering, president of the Tibetan community in Italy, "The Resilience of the Tibetan People." - Sunday, September 20th
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM: Mandala Construction
10:00 AM: Introduction to meditation with monk Cesare Milani, Tenzin Khentse.
4:00 PM: Puja and Mandala Dissolution Ceremony.
There will be a Tibetan solidarity market, with all proceeds going to the monks.
Free admission to all events.