A special early edition blog for the day...
First, here's a brief eagle-eye overview of the Day One Mandala on the Yampa action in a time lapse video.
And here is the close-up time lapse.
This morning, the monks are working on the eight auspicious symbols surrounding the Green Tara. They are intricate and quite beautiful. Photos and explanations to come when they're complete. But in the mean time, we thought you might like to see the progression of how the Green Tara grew into her gorgeous sand incarnation yesterday. It's a multi-layered process, and clearly an exercise in utmost meditation and patience.
