Eighteen colors are used in a mandala

October 28, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT

Bowls called ting, full of colored sand, sit on a table next to the tools used to construct the mandala in Ellis Library. About 18 different colors are typically used to paint a mandala and specific colors are used for certain symbols.

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