Bhutan Buddhist Monk Sand Art
Image by Images by John 'K'
The "Sacred Arts of Bhutan" exhibition that is currently running at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco is accompanied by a couple of Bhutan Buddhist Monks. They are there to ensure the sanctity of the pieces of art and to carry out sacred rituals as mandated by their religion. In their "spare time" they have constructed these wonderful pieces of sand art in the style of some of their sacred designs. Each piece was about 4 foot square. I'd hate to think how much time went into making these.
(best viewed large)
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