EVERY GRAIN OF SAND — Monks from India's Drepung Monastery carefully apply grains of sand to a mandala they are creating in the Morial Convention Center in downtown New Orleans. The monks are in town as part of a conference hosted by the Tulane School of Social Work and in conjunction with the Dalai Lama's visit to the city. Click on the photo for more images and information.


Saturday, May 18, 9 a.m.
New Orleans flair combines with a global focus when His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama addresses an expected audience of more than 30,000 at the ticketed ceremony in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, which is limited to graduates and invitees. Each graduate is allotted 16 tickets to the 9 a.m. ceremony. Guests are urged to arrive early.
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