Greetings from Nepal! Today Kalsang and I went to check on the progress of the Vajrakilaya Mandala carving for the P’hurba Peace Mandala Project. Most of the carved figurines for the eight charnel grounds, offering dakinis, and main p’hurbas have been completed and will be painted soon. Now they are working on the base of the mandala – the ring of fire, water, wind, dorjes – and next will be the main structure of the palace with the four gates. We are very pleased that we are on schedule, and it should be completed within the next few months!
The latest progress for the carvings of central Vajrakilaya deities for the P’hurba Peace Mandala Project. 
Kalsang checks the progress of the wood carved base for the P’hurba Peace Mandala.
One of the mahasiddha figurines, waiting to be painted. 
Detail for the outer rim of the mandala base. 
Detail of carved rim of mandala base.
Choten, the main artisan in charge of the wood carving, holds one of the sections of the fire rim.
Woodworkers carving some of the smaller figures.
Choten giving detail instructions.
One of the hand carved mahasiddha figurines, waiting to be painted.
Kalsang holding one of the mahasiddha figurines.
Naga kings, waiting to be painted.
Some of the pieces for the eight charnel ground diaramas.
Some of the p’hurbas for the inner mandala.
Carvings of the charnel ground trees and gandharvas.
