To Join the whatsapp group for the joy of sharing festival,
Mandala(s)
A mandala (Sanskrit: मण्डल, lit, circle) is a spiritual and ritual symbol in different religions, representing the universe.
Its was also widely used by different people to understand different perspectives.
In common use, "mandala" has become a generic term for any diagram, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically; a microcosm of the universe
This same root is used in English to describe ourselves we say man+kind which means an essence within a kindred;
A man+(u)script is an essence expressed though words. A man+tra is an essence captured within a sound. The word mandala itself comes from the ancient text of Sanskrit and is derived of the root ‘man+da+la’ which means container which holds the essence (Aura).
Mandala Festival
Contact Admins on Whatsapp:
Anita : 9942081079
Prasad : 9003700495
Theme of the festival:
Being aware of "your expressions" or "expressions of the universe" and viewing it from the mandala perspective.
When ?
Online Mandala festival starts on October 14th 2018 and till October 18th 2018 on whatsapp
Celebration at Pavithram on 19th October 2018, starts at 3pm till 7.30pm
Who can join ?
Who can join ?
Anyone having the willingness and readiness to participate, create or identify content, click photos and publish in the "Mandala festival 2018" whatsapp group.
What to do ?
. You can create or identify a Mandala from the nature around.
. Click a photo
. Share it in the "Mandala festival 2018" whatsapp group
. Write 5 sentences about it, under the picture, in the group
. Share one picture everyday for 5 days from Oct.14th till Oct. 18th
Its all about:
. Walking the path together and separately
. Sharing the expression, learning and enjoying what we do together!
. Flowing together
. Understanding and relating
. Developing the capacity to create or identify from the creation.
. Utilizing the mind through a mandala perspective
. Directing the energies towards a collective
. Celebrating creativity
. The excitement of expressing
. Colors, lines, words, connecting, relating, group, team, togetherness, festivities etc.
. Inspiring
. Having FUN :-)
Different types of mandalas other than an typical mandala drawing.
Ever since the festival excitement started, there are a lot of questions regarding what is a mandala ? how can one classify or understand a mandala ?
A Mandala is space/symbol of a COLLECTION of different things from the universe. Its a microcosm of the universe itself.
Mandala is a space/symbol of collection with a specific boundary (Enclosure). Its used to support the mind to understand the structural part of the perspective.
for example:
A flower is a collection of different petals,.. etc.
A tree is a collection of its branch and leaves,.. etc.
A idea is a collection of thoughts,.. etc.
A family is a collection of people together,.. etc.
A book is a collection of pages,.. etc.
A song is a collection of sounds,.. etc.
A human body is a collection of muscles, bones etc.
Mind is a collection of memory, thoughts, intelligence etc.
A story is a collection of incidents etc. described by the author
A ceiling fan is a mandala both in terms of visual representation as well as the mechanics
A Dish,
A festival,
A day,
A clock,
An hour,
A process,
A class room
A forest
A garden
A Farm
A talk
A plan
A mountain
A volcano
A thunder storm
An earthquake
A community living together
A bee hive
A flock of birds
A road map
A group of dancers, marathon runners,
A house, a home,
Drama
Dance
Marathon, hockey, basketball, football
An experience.. etc.
You can also see different dimensions in the same mandala
for example:A human being playing football. The game football is a mandala, each player is a mandala, the ground is a mandala, the team all together is a mandala, both teams together is a mandala, goal keeper is a mandala with a certain perspective.
In short: Mandala is a perspective of a collective.
Everything in the universe can be viewed as a Mandala or different mandalas, separately or together with convergence or expansion, interdependent or independent or dependent.
For the mandala festival we use only mandala's which can be photographed and written about.
Dos and Don't in the "Mandala festival 2018" whatsapp group
Do (s)
You can post one line (10 words max) appreciative comment about the mandalas posted online.
Don't (s)
Please do not take pictures from the internet and post it in the group, all pictures posted has to be from a first hand content.
Do not use or click pictures of pictures or drawings created by others. Post only originals clicked from nature by you or created by the help of an art form by you.
Do not stay in the group without participating (Participating means "Posting the required content")
Do not post any other content, including thank you, sorry, apologies, birthday or other wishes, good morning, festivalwishes in the whatsapp group "Mandala festival".
Do not engage in a conversation in the group.
Samples of the Mandala's posted in the Mandala fest in the year 2016
