The First Luminaria, 2007
The Alamo Mandala
Downtown, San Antonio. Texas
The word, mandala means circle in Sanskrit. The making of a mandala can be seen as a spiritual act, an act of healing. What more appropriate place for healing than in front of the Alamo?
A mandala is symbolic of the universe and the deep self which can be seen as one and the same. Deborah Keller-Rihn was the lead artist but the mandala was made by members of the community who were attending the Luminaria celebration. After a mandala is made, it is destroyed in recognition of the transitoriness of life. In this case, Bharathnatyam dancer,
Dr. Sreedhara, AR dances the mandala into destruction. The dancer recalls Shiva, one of the main Indian deities who dances the world in and out of creation in a endless cycle of creation and destruction. Many thanks to my friends who came to support me. Among them are Dave and Karen Stokes, Maureen "Moe" Doebbler and Maraja Graham. My sincere appreciation go to Coahuiltecan Chief, Ramon Vasquez y Sanchez for doing the blessing and Liza Ybarra for singing afterwards. Thanks also go Saul Barbosa for setting up the sound system.
Also, thanks to Tim Summa for photographing the event.
The Alamo Mandala
Downtown, San Antonio. Texas
The word, mandala means circle in Sanskrit. The making of a mandala can be seen as a spiritual act, an act of healing. What more appropriate place for healing than in front of the Alamo?
A mandala is symbolic of the universe and the deep self which can be seen as one and the same. Deborah Keller-Rihn was the lead artist but the mandala was made by members of the community who were attending the Luminaria celebration. After a mandala is made, it is destroyed in recognition of the transitoriness of life. In this case, Bharathnatyam dancer,
Dr. Sreedhara, AR dances the mandala into destruction. The dancer recalls Shiva, one of the main Indian deities who dances the world in and out of creation in a endless cycle of creation and destruction. Many thanks to my friends who came to support me. Among them are Dave and Karen Stokes, Maureen "Moe" Doebbler and Maraja Graham. My sincere appreciation go to Coahuiltecan Chief, Ramon Vasquez y Sanchez for doing the blessing and Liza Ybarra for singing afterwards. Thanks also go Saul Barbosa for setting up the sound system.
Also, thanks to Tim Summa for photographing the event.