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Running for the duration of the Festival
A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION OF TIBET IN THE 1920s + CONTEMPORARY TIBETAN BUDDHIST CULTURE
An exhibition of sepia photographs taken in Tibet in the 1920s by Dr Gordon Thompson and chronicles his travels in the region at that time, visiting lamaseries, riding on yaks, crossing rivers in coracles and ravines on rope bridges....even being captured and held to ransom by bandits! The other half of the exhibition consists of photographs taken by Freya Zinovieff, showing images of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist culture.

                        
Monday - Saturday 10.00am - 6.30pm, Sunday 12.00pm - 5.00pm Nomads, 5 King's Parade, Cambridge

Saturday 3 May
CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY 209 RADIO BEATNIK & CLUB GLOBAL DJs
Live World Music DJ-ing from Cambridge Community 209 Radio DJs
The Fountain Pub, Regent Street, 10.00pm - 3.00am

Sunday 4 – Wednesday 7 May
TIBETAN SAND MANDALA
Wednesday 7 May
TIBETAN SAND MANDALA DESTRUCTION CEREMONY
Of all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, that of painting with coloured sand is one of the most exquisite. The Mandala essentially is a representation of the celestial mansion or abode of a principal deity or deities, surrounded by their retinues, and representing the paths and fruits of the particular cycle of practices. To make a sand Mandala, millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place in an intricate design over a period of several days using hollow tubes called chagpurs. The material used is ground marble dust – but in ancient times powdered precious and semi-precious stones were also used. The exhibition begins with a short dedication prayer, and on completion, the mandala is dismantled in a moving ceremony during which the sand is swept into the centre of the table, symbolizing the impermanence of all things. A small amount of sand is poured into running water, and people attending the ceremony can take away with them small bags of sand as a memory of the event.
Sunday 4 May 1.00pm-3.00pm,
Monday 5 & Tuesday 6 May 8.45am - 4.00pm
Wednesday 7 May 8.45am -12.00pm

Destruction Ceremony: Viewing of the complete mandala from 11.00am. Destruction Ceremony begins promptly at 11.30am until 12.30pm
King’s College Chapel
(please bring proof of Cambridge residence for free entry to King’s Chapel)
Heart of the World and the Monks of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery would like to thank The Provost and Fellows of King’s College, Cambridge for their support in enabling this event.

Tuesday 6 May
WORLD MUSIC & WORLD FILM THE BARFLY
7.30pm The Barfly (Graduate pub), Chesterton Road.

Saturday 12 May
HEART OF THE WORLD FAMILY DAY
A day of music, dancing, workshops, competitions and activities for all the family. Come and try your hand at the beautiful art of Chinese Paper Cutting or try Origami. There’ll be Flamenco dancing, African Salsa and the ever popular African and Cuban drumming session. There'll be competitions and quizzes with prizes as well as a chance to make your own instrument. And it's FREE to all!
Midday - 4.00pm
The Cambridge Guildhall FREE