Venerable Lama Losang Samten works on sand mandala with Santa Barbara Middle School students. (Santa Barbara Middle School) Santa Barbara Middle School (SBMS) is hosting Venerable Lama Losang Samten ...

Throughout the past week, people who popped into the Neighborhood Congregational Church in Laguna Beach witnessed a ritual that was equal parts artistic and spiritual. Those who dropped by saw the ...

MANDALAS are intricate replicas of holy mansions, laboriously constructed and destroyed soon after their completion. They can be made of jewels, flowers, dyed rice, colored stones or colored sand.

Sabrimala Mandala Puja 2025 Guide: Mandala Puja is one of the most sacred and spiritually powerful festivals of South India, celebrated with immense devotion at the renowned Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple ...

In his 1985 novel White Noise, Don DeLillo describes the average American supermarket as a deeply spiritual place. “This is where we wait together, regardless of our age, our carts stocked with ...

Did you know that Mandala art is used as an aid to meditation? Here’s how well-known artist Mayank Aggarwal practises the art via webinars during the lockdown. The talented artist tells us why Mandala ...

When visiting a stretch of Pacific coastline, there's a ritual that I often partake in. Sourcing whatever materials are available on the beach—seaweed, shells, rocks, feathers—I create the form of a ...

In honor of Vesak 2025, the Tay Thien Mandala Great Stupa is hosting special Buddhist ceremonies and festivities until the 15th day of the fourth lunar month (May 12 on the Gregorian calendar). This ...

Afsheen Beig creates intricate and vibrant paintings, with a special focus on mandalas. Based out of her studio in Dubai, she draws inspiration from a diverse background in crafts, including henna, ...