Tibetan Monks completed their World Peace Sand Mandala at the Lawrence Arts Center Monday. The Mandala, which also included an image of a Jayhawk, was swept away in a closing ceremony Monday. Watch the video at www2.ljworld.com/videos/2013/nov/18/35841/

photo by: Mike Yoder

Tibetan Monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in south India complete an Interfaith World Peace Sand Mandala on Monday at the Lawrence Arts Center. The Monks constructed the intricate Mandala over three days. The sand painting was swept up Monday afternoon and then put in the Kansas River.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A monk creates a Tibetan flag adjacent to the World Peace Mandala at the Lawrence Arts Center Monday before the sand painting was dissolved. The monks also created a Jayhawk in the lower left corner. .

photo by: Mike Yoder

A Tibetan Monk from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in south India studies the image of a Jayhawk on his cellphone at left, while he creates a Jayhawk with colored sand Monday during the completion of a World Peace Sand Mandala at he Lawrence Arts Center. The larger Mandala was swept away by the monks shortly afterward.

photo by: Mike Yoder

People gather to take photographs of the World Peace Sand Mandala Monday at the Lawrence Arts Center before a closing ceremony. The Mandala was swept up and taken to the Kansas River.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Tibetan Monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery created an Interfaith World Peace Sand Mandala atÊthe Lawrence Arts Center. The Mandala was swept up and the sand given to some Lawrence residents and the rest put in the Kansas River.