Celebrate the spirit of Vesak with a stunning coconut leaf Wesak lantern! In this easy and fun DIY tutorial, we’ll show you how to make traditional Wesak kudu hadana hati lanterns using simple coconut ...

A vibrant Vesak lantern exhibition was also held at the Presidential Secretariat premises, drawing crowds from across the city. The Bhakthi Gee programme concluded yesterday (15), while food stalls ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha ...

While the State Vesak Festival was held at Nuwara Eliya this year, on a grand scale, Vesak festivities across the country attracted thousands of people. Colombo was lit up to mark the Vesak month ...

Srilanka, May 13 -- The entire Nation is enveloped in spiritual fervour as it celebrates yet another Vesak Poya Day marking the Birth, Enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha. Religious activi ...

The Pittsburgh Buddhist Center in West Deer on Sunday celebrated Vesak, a holiday that commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha. “The belief is that all of these events ...

The Buddhist Vesak festival celebrations in Sri Lanka have evolved into an interreligious affair, with more Hindus and Christians participating in the festivities, observers say. Christians and Hindus ...

Hundreds of lanterns were released into the sky by Indonesian Buddhists celebrating Vesak Day at the temple of Borobudur for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country. More than a ...

I am immensely grateful for the invitation to join you in commemorating the Day of Vesak. I thank the Permanent Missions of Sri Lanka and Thailand for organizing it. Today, millions around the ...

(RNS) — The White House will host its third-annual Vesak ceremony on Friday (May 5), continuing the administration’s tradition of celebrating the holiday that commemorates Buddha’s birth ...

A bill moving through the state legislature would require the governor to annually proclaim certain days to be “Diwali Day,” “Eid al-Fitr Day,” “Vaisakhi Day” and “Vesak Day” in ...