Caption: Date: 1966-12 Location: Khumjung, Solukhumbu Description: Inner courtyard of Thyangboche Monastery as part of the Mani Rimdu festival. Monks preparing the sand mandala, grain by grain from colored sand. Bowls of colored sand grains. The mandala is carefully constructed and takes several days to complete. Keywords: Brian Cooke, Mani Rimdu, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, event, festival, mela, priest/monk/lama/nun
