Buddha Purnima 2017: 8 exceptional pics showing preparations for the Vesak!

Buddha Purnima 2017: Here’s how devotees are preparing for the festival across globe!

Buddhist monks cleaning Buddha idol in Bhopal — Image credit: Facebook

Buddhist monks cleaning Buddha idol in Bhopal

Buddha Purnima is around the corner and devotees are busy prepping up for the big day in their religious calendar, not just in India but across the world yet majorly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Buddha Purnima marks the birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha and is a Buddhist festival that's celebrated all over India and even in some South-East Asian countries including Nepal.

Artist carving out Lord Buddha s statue — Image credit: Facebook

Artist carving out Lord Buddha’s statue

A Sri Lankan artist works on Buddhist statues ahead of the Vesak Festival in Dompe, on the outskirts of Colombo. Vesak commemorates the birth of Buddha, his attaining enlightenment and his passing away at the full moon.

Lord Buddha s idols being prepared in Sri Lanka — Image credit: Facebook

Lord Buddha’s idols being prepared in Sri Lanka

According to Buddhist legend, his wife Yashodhara, his first disciple Ananda, his charioteer Channa, and the horse Kantaka on which he renounced his kingdom to 'find some answers to life', were all born on this sacred day. Even, the tree, called Bodhi tree, under which he attained nirvana was also believed to have been created on this day.

Streets of Sri Lanka decorated with colored lanterns — Image credit: Facebook

Streets of Sri Lanka decorated with colored lanterns

Sarnath near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh holds an important place in Buddhism, as Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon there to five monks. On this day, a large fair is held at Sarnath and the remnants of the Buddha are taken out for public display in a procession.

Lord Buddha s temple in Myanmar — Image credit: Facebook

Lord Buddha’s temple in Myanmar

This 21 feet high statue of Lord Buddha Gorai last year especially marking the occasion of Buddha Purnima. Although Lord Buddha was the founder of a new religion and is not considered a god, according to Holy Scriptures of the Hindus, he's the ninth incarnation of Lord Vishnu and a part of the Holy Trinity of Brahma-Vishnu-Maheshwar.

Colored lantern sold in markets of Sri Lanka — Image credit: Facebook

Colored lantern sold in markets of Sri Lanka

Followers of Lord Buddha buy such stud to decorate their homes with lighting thus marking their zeal for the festival.

Buddhist monks offering prayers and meditating — Image credit: Facebook

Buddhist monks offering prayers and meditating

Buddha's philosophy of the common man was embodied in the simple 'Eight-Fold Path of Salvation'. Buddha believed he was not God and that he was only a human being, who through tremendous efforts transformed himself and his life.

Buddhist devotees flying lanterns — Image credit: Facebook

Buddhist devotees flying lanterns

This is a view on this day last year in Indonesia where devotees peacefully celebrates the festival with lanterns as a mark of no noise and propagate lighting in everyone’s lives.

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