Wesak Day celebrated moderately


KUALA LUMPUR: Wesak Day is usually celebrated in a big way among Buddhists in the country, but there are no street processions this year to avoid massive crowds as devotees emerge from two years of muted celebration due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Buddhists in many states visited temples in the early hours of the morning yesterday to hold religious ceremonies and pay homage to Siddharta Gautama, the religion’s founder.

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