From Wednesday, September 16^th to Saturday, September 20th, the event “A Mandala for Lake Iseo” will be held at the Gianni Bellini Civic Museum and the Civic Tower in Sarnico.

Sand mandala at the Gianni Bellini Museum in Sarnico.
Photographic exhibition on the life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Civic Tower in Sarnico.

Wednesday the 16^th
10:00 am: Market setup, purification of the site, and start of the Mandala.
6:30 pm: Opening of the photographic exhibition on the life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Civic Tower.

Thursday the 17^th
9:30 am to 6:30 pm: Mandala construction.
8:30 pm: Meeting in the Pinacoteca with Namgyal Tsering, president of the Tibetan community in Italy, “Discovering Tibetan civilization, a unique heritage.”

Friday the 18^th
9:30 am to 6:30 pm: Mandala construction.
8:30 pm: Meeting at the Pinacoteca with Namgyal Tsering, president of the Tibetan community in Italy, “The Tibetan Plateau: The Third Pole.”

Saturday the 19^th
9:30 am to 6:30 opm: Mandala construction
10:00 am: Introduction to Tibetan meditation with monk Cesare Milani and Tenzin Khentse.
3:00 pm: Blessing of the animals at Lazzarini Park
8:30 pm: Meeting at the Pinacoteca with Namgyal Tsering, president of the Tibetan community in Italy, “The Resilience of the Tibetan People.”

Sunday the 20^th
9:30 am to 6:30 pm: Mandala construction
10:00 am: Introduction to meditation with monk Cesare Milani and Tenzin Khentse.
4:00 pm: Puja and Mandala dissolution ceremony.

Four monks from Sera Lachi Monastery in southern India will create the mandala.
There will be a Tibetan charity market, with all proceeds going to the monks.

Free admission to all events.