With the month of Vesak having approached us, the entire island has been adorned in a décor of Buddhist flags, Vesak lanterns, buckets and lights. Buddhist disciples, both young and old, are hustling ...

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Though this year's Vesak celebrations will be decidedly low-key owing to the COVID-19 outbreak, it hasn't detered street vendors making and selling Vesak lanterns and other decorations. Our ...

Lanka Rising writes about the Vesak Lanterns Festival, an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in Sri Lanka and other parts of South Asia. Global Voices stands out as one of ...

Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC, the owner manager and developer of the World Trade Center Colombo (WTC), is displaying a giant Vesak lantern at its premises to celebrate this year’s Vesak festival. As UN ...

Thousands gathered in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the UN Day of Vesak with a glowing lantern ceremony symbolizing compassion and unity. On the evening of May 6, Minister of Ethnic and Religious ...