A Tibetan sand mandala is created during an environmental fair in New York

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A small boy watches volunteers assist Lama Tenzin Yignyen, using funnels called chakpu, in creating a Tibetan sand mandala during the Ecofest at the World Financial Center in New York on Sunday, October 10, 2010. Mandalas, which represent the dwelling of a deity, are created in the spirit of impermanence and are not meant to be inspire attachment. After completion the artwork is dismantled and the sand is given to a body of water, in this case the Hudson River. (© Richard B. Levine)

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: new york ny usa north america
Photo credit: © Richard Levine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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