Six monks. Five days. One sand mandala.

The Drepung Loseling monks return to the Bud Werner Memorial Library this summer to create a mandala sand painting for Steamboat Springs. After a five-year hiatus, the Library is deeply honored to host these remarkable men as they create a captivating sacred art installation out of millions of grains of colored sand, July 29-August 2.

The monks’ return is highly anticipated by those who met them at the Library during their last visit. For those who have never experienced mandala sand painting before…well, you’re in for a big treat.

Plan to stop by daily and see the progression of the monks’ work. We’ll post photos on this Mandala on the Yampa blog every day too. And, when it’s over, we’ll celebrate together on the banks of the Yampa River during a riverside closing ceremony in front of the Library that will send our sand mandala downstream and out to the ocean, carrying our blessing and message of peace and compassion into the world.