Celebrating Vesak Day

Agencies Published May 7, 2012
Novice Buddhist monks attend a Vesak Day ceremony at the Udong mountain in Kandal province May 5, 2012. ? Photo by Reuters.
Novice Buddhist monks attend a Vesak Day ceremony at the Udong mountain in Kandal province May 5, 2012. ? Photo by Reuters.

Vesak day is a major holiday in the predominantly-Buddhist island nation, commemorates the birth, enlightenment and the passing away of the Buddha. – Photo by Agencies.

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