From Wednesday, September 16th to Saturday, September 20th, the event “A Mandala for Lake Iseo – Tibetan Art, Spirituality, and Culture” will be held in Sarnico.
- The Sand Mandala will be held at the Gianni Bellini Art Gallery and will be created by four monks from the Sera Lachi Monastery in Southern India.
- The Photographic Exhibition on the life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be held in the Civic Tower.
PROGRAM
- Wednesday, September 16th
10:00 am: Setting up the solidarity market, purification of the site, and beginning of the creation of the Sand Mandala
6:30 pm: Inauguration of the Photographic Exhibition on the Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Civic Tower - Thursday, September 17th
9:00 am to 6:30 p.m.: Creation of the Sand Mandala
8:30 p.m.: Conference “Knowing Tibetan Civilization, a Unique Heritage” with Namgyal Tsering, President of the Tibetan Community in Italy, at the Pinacoteca Gianni Bellini - Friday, September 18th
9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Creation of the Sand Mandala
8:30 p.m.: Conference “The Tibetan Plateau, the Third Pole” with Namgyal Tsering, President of the Tibetan Community in Italy Italy, at the Pinacoteca Gianni Bellini - Saturday, September 19th
9:00 am to 6:30 pm: Creation of the Sand Mandala
10:00 am: Introduction to Tibetan Meditation with Monk Cesare Milani and Tenzin Khentse.
3:00 pm: Blessing of the Animals at Lazzarini Park
8:30 pm: Conference “Resilience of the Tibetan People” with Namgyal Tsering, President of the Tibetan Community in Italy, at the Pinacoteca Gianni Bellini - Sunday, September 20th
9:00 am: Creation of the Sand Mandala
10:00 am: Introduction to Meditation with Monk Cesare Milani and Tenzin Khentse
4:00 pm: Puja and Mandala Dissolution Ceremony with distribution of sand to those in attendance
A Tibetan solidarity market will be held, with all proceeds going to the monks.
Free admission to all events.
locandina.jpg