Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and a group of lamas at the end of a ceremony that has lasted nine days and nine nights without interruption, in the mountainous valley of Bumtang, in Bhutan. Having created the ritual mandala using colored powders, they are now preparing to scatter the powders in the river. Dissolving the mandala in this way symbolizes the ephemeral nature of all things. 1981.