![Nuns from Jangchub Choeling Nunnery in Mundgod, South India, begin the creation of the Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala at the Peter J. Gomes Chapel in Lewiston, Maine, as part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour, on June 24, 2024. The mandala is part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour and aims to generate positive energy and mend physical, emotional, spiritual, and environmental ailments.The event is open to the public until June 28, 2024. (Theophil Syslo | Bates College)](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2024/06/4x6_-200x133.webp)
Barlow grant funds travel, sparks creativity
Valentina Calastri ’09, dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali, and Grif Peterson ’09, dressed as the Hindu god Krishna, participate in a senior week activity. Calastri recently traveled through Sri Lanka and southern India, while Peterson studied in northern India during Short Term 2007 and with a Barlow Thesis Grant in 2008.