Sri Lanka is to host the United Nations' Day of Vesak for the first time in the Buddhist-majority country. On Vesak day, Buddhists all over the world commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of ...

COLOMBO, May 18 (Reuters) - Buddhist Sri Lankans marked the festival of Vesak in low key celebrations on Saturday amid heightened religious tensions in the Indian Ocean nation following the deadly ...

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 ...

Parallel with the State Vesak Festival that commenced on Saturday (10) in the Nuwara Eliya District, a special waste management initiative has been launched under the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme to ...

Colombo burst into colour and light as tens of thousands of devotees gathered on May 12 to mark Vesak Day, Sri Lanka’s most sacred Buddhist festival. The celebrations honoured Buddha’s birth, ...

The State Vesak Festival for the Buddhist Year 2569 commenced today (10) at the International Buddhist Centre Temple in Nuwara Eliya, under the patronage of the Most Venerable Maha Nayaka Theros of ...

The International Buddha Day Celebration, commemorating the 2569th Vesak Festival, was held on May 31, at the City Hall in Gardner City, located near the prestigious Harvard and Cambridge Universities ...

Lanka Rising writes about the Vesak Lanterns Festival, an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in Sri Lanka and other parts of South Asia. Global Voices stands out as one of ...

Colombo, May 11 (Daily Mirror) - In line with the State Vesak Festival that commenced yesterday (10) in the Nuwara Eliya District, a special waste management initiative has been launched under the ...