AIA Insurance concluded the AIA Piyavara Pooja, Sri Lanka’s first crowd sourced digital ‘thorana’, held in celebration of Vesak, at the Colombo 07 Buddha Rashmi Vesak Kalapaya. Held for two days from ...

Vesak marks the Birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbana of Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, and as worship and religious observances in temples take pride of place on Vesak Poya day, families and ...

The key events of Prince Siddhartha Gautama’s life were on a Vesak Full Moon in May — His birth, attainment of supreme enlightenment and passing away (mahaparinibbhana). The thrice blessed day is ...

Vesak stands as the most sacred festival in Buddhism, a powerful commemoration of the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and Parinirvana. Celebrated on the auspicious full moon of the Vaisakha month, ...

The Vesak festival week this year is held from May 21 to 27 as declared by the government and a special security programme covering the entire country will be in place during the period with more than ...