A mandala is a ritual symbol in Indian culture that represents wholeness. It has a basic form of a square with four gates surrounding a central circle. Monks must undergo extensive artistic training and memorization before constructing a mandala, as they are made from colored sands and can take days to weeks to complete.

2.  Mandala ('circle') is a ritual symbol in Indian
culture . 5x5 Square
 It represents wholeness
 Before a monk is permitted to work on
constructing a mandala he must undergo a
long period of technical artistic training and
memorization, learning how to draw all the
various symbols
 The basic form of most mandalas is a square
with four gates containing a circle with
a center point. Each gate is in the general
shape of a T. Mandalas often exhibit
radial balance.
 Made out of colorful sands, can take days to
weeks to complete

5.  Steps

6. the direction of a
radius; going from
the center
outward or from
the circumference
inward along a
radius