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Buddha Jayanthi Celebration in 2025 at International Buddhist Seminary (Naagasena Buddha Vihaara) Bengaluru.
Buddha Purnima (Buddha Jayanti or Vesak) is a major Buddhist festival that commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha. In 2025, it was celebrated on May 12, marking the 2587th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.
Hanamatsuri is the festival of flowers celebrated on the occasion of Buddha's birthday. Indians celebrates Buddha purnima (full-moon) as it falls on the day of the Full Moon in April or May.
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view from behind the lama group, procession passing by the surreal pinnacles, the landmark of dhankar.
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Probarona Purnima Festival, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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This one is for heaven...
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The launching of the first paper baloon in Bashabo Buddha Mondir at the evening of Probarona Purnima festival of Buddhist community.Lit during the Probarona Purnima festival of the Buddhist community, flying paper balloons is a significant part of this joyous occasion.
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Shine”
--------------------Gautama Buddha
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l-- amas, going to the old dhankar gompa, to celebrate buddha jayanti.
an another popular image from my exhibition.
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Buddha Purnima - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesak
On Vesākha day, devout Buddhists and followers bring simple offerings of flowers, candles and joss-sticks and perform at candle procession (Wian Tian) by walking 3 times around the standing Buddha at Phutthamonton in Nakorn Pathom, Thailand. michael-lapalme.blogspot.com/2013/05/vesak-full-moon-2013...
lama kid on his way to old dhankar gompa, with religious flag.
the place and the feeling being there was just out of the world. everything barren and with desert look, suddenly bloomed with colours, as lamas appeared and started to move from new gompa to the old dhankar gompa.
i was in pin valley when i came to know about this festival where people from the whole spiti valley would gather to celebrate. i straight way drive here changing all my plans to take this rare opportunity to witness and shoot this event, especially lamas.
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Buddha Purnima (full moon day of the lunar month Vaishaaka) is considered the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar. This day encompasses the birth, enlightenment (Nirvana), and passing (Parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha. At the first conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhist held in Sri Lanka in 1950, it was Nepal to declare a public holiday on Buddha Purnima and request all other countries for the same.
Many devotees visited Boudhanath Stupa on this day. This is the largest stupa in Nepal which was built in 5th century during the reign of King Mānadeva. This stupa is said to entomb the remains of a Kasyapa sage venerable both to Buddhists and Hindus. As of 1979 this is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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spitian women cladded in festive outfit, waiting to escort the procession of lamas.
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three spiti woman, at leisure for a while, gossipping among themselves. these silver and torquoise ornaments were so fully covered their head that at sometimes it took little time to guess whether its front or rear.
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a spiti woman, typically dressed in silver ornaments and torquoise hat-like covering, to welcome the lamas and pilgrims by bowing. this is a special outfit saved for the occasion of buddha jayanti.
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Pavarana is a Buddhist holy day celebrated on the full moon of the eleventh lunar month. It marks the end of the month of Vassa, sometimes called "Buddhist Lent." This day marks the end of the rainy season in some Asian countries like Thailand, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced. On this day, each monk (Pali: bhikkhu) must come before the community of monks (Sangha) and atone for an offense he may have committed during the Vassa.
Most Mahayana Buddhists do not observe Vassa, though many Son/Thien monks in Korea and Vietnam do observe an equivalent retreat of three months of intensive practice in one location.
Buddha passed into eternity after completing his Sahasra Chandra Darshana i.e., 1000 full moon days (80th year) on the full moon day of Vaishaakha - the day of his birth as also of his Enlightenment. And to this day, Buddha lives on as a beacon-light to billions the world over, who yearn for the peace and well-being of all living creation.
I captured this photograph from Basabo Buddhist temple.
... followed by a line of cymbal playing lamas with wonderful hat, looked like bloom of colours 'n sound in stark desert of spiti.
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lamas playing 3 meters long trumpet, lifted from the front by young ones, during the procession of buddha jayanti.
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.. wallpaper calendar for the month of september 2009, lamas of the spiti valley.
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lama children having fun togather, while waiting for the procession to begin.
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old dhankar monastery's top most floor with prayer flags all around.
dhankar is also of art historical importance. founded between 7th and the 9th centuries, dhankar’s old temple complex occupies the southern part of the steep mountain slope of the village. it is known by the name of lha-o-pa gompa (monastery of the followers of lha-o). the monastery consists of a number of multi-storeyed buildings perched together, giving a fortress like impression.
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lama child carrying religious flag, on the occassion of buddha jayanti.
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lama child, looking far across the valley, probably expecting his family for the festival. here in spiti, 2nd has to be lama by compulsion, 1st one inherits everything from family and rest don't get anything!
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tea-distributer, resting on the edge of the road with the lower dhankar town in the backdrop. during this celebration of buddha jayanti, food and tea were freely distributed among the people, as they had come from every corner of spiti and beyond.
there are few home stays available down there, but carrying camera or luggage down the sandy sedimentary slope of this mountain was very scary, hence we had to drop the idea of staying there. there are few more high up in the upper town by the nono's palace but again we avoided that too, to avoid any excess physical strain that might ignite acute mountain sickness ams.
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procession carrying an idol of buddha in that house-like covered throne with an umbrella over it for shade, to the new dhankar gompa.
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