Sri Lanka celebrates Vesak…

May 3, 2015  

Buddhist devotees engage in religious observances at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo toady (May 03) as Sri Lanka is celebrating the Buddhist festival of Vesak, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha. The government has declared May 3 and 4 as Vesak days and the period from April 30 to May 6 as Vesak Week. Pic By: Osanda Daham Nimsara
Sri Lanka celebrates Vesak…
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