Buddhist Celebration Of Vesak

Buddhists around the world are gearing up for Buddha Purnima, or Vesak, which falls on 30th April this year. Buddha Purnima marks the birth anniversary of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka. Today he will participate in the International Vesak Day celebrations, the biggest festival of Buddhists, and address the Indian-origin community.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka during which he will participate in the International Vesak Day celebrations, the biggest festival of Buddhists, and address the Indian- origin Tamil community.

Sri Lanka has taken the unusual step of clearing thousands of wasps from a tea plantation to ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not stung during his upcoming visit to the neighbouring country. Police in Hatton, 125 kilometres east of Colombo, hired a private company to remove the wasps from its picturesque tea fields which PM Modi will tour wit...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka next month to take part in the celebrations marking the UN 'Vesak Day', the most important in the Buddhist calendar, a senior Lankan minister said today.

Buddhists around the world are gearing up for Buddha Purnima, or Vesak, which falls on 30th April this year. Buddha Purnima marks the birth anniversary of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka. Today he will participate in the International Vesak Day celebrations, the biggest festival of Buddhists, and address the Indian-origin community.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka during which he will participate in the International Vesak Day celebrations, the biggest festival of Buddhists, and address the Indian- origin Tamil community.

Sri Lanka has taken the unusual step of clearing thousands of wasps from a tea plantation to ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not stung during his upcoming visit to the neighbouring country. Police in Hatton, 125 kilometres east of Colombo, hired a private company to remove the wasps from its picturesque tea fields which PM Modi will tour wit...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka next month to take part in the celebrations marking the UN 'Vesak Day', the most important in the Buddhist calendar, a senior Lankan minister said today.