Buddha Purnima or Buddha's birthday is observed on the Tithi of Shukla Paksha ... Visitors who come to temple, as a part of a ritual pour water over the statues. The ceremony symbolizes a new and pure ...

Buddha’s Birthday is a national holiday in South Korea. The highlight of the celebration in Seoul is the Lotus Lantern Festival, a parade of thousands of colourful, lighted paper lanterns often ...

On April 8 — it was known as the Vaishakha Poornima Day, according to online sources — about 2,500 years ago, in the Lumbini ...

Koreas Buddha’s birthday is a national holiday in South Korea. The highlight of the celebration in Seoul is the lotus lantern festival called Yeondeunghoe, a parade of thousands of colorful ...

Colorful lanterns for Buddha's Birthday Colorful lotus lanterns are installed at Samgwang Temple in the southeastern port ...

The Orange County Buddhist Church hosted a community celebration of Japanese culture and the birth of the historical Buddha ...

The Indian Embassy and Dongguk University commemorated Buddha’s Birthday with a lantern lighting ceremony on Thursday. Buddha ...