The world's largest Kalachakra Mandala was displayed in Dunhuang, northwest China’s Gansu Province on Wednesday. It has a diameter of 6.5 meters. Sixteen monks used half a year to make it. /Chinanews Photo

“Kalachakra” means “Wheel of Time” and is the name of a Buddhist deity, which partly represents the Enlightened Mind. Practitioners use the Mandala pattern made from colored sand to visualize the path to Enlightenment. /Chinanews Photo

The Mandala pattern will be wiped out after the ceremony, and the sand will be poured into nearby rivers, symbolizing the ephemerality of life and the world. /Chinanews Photo