Wesak Day: Buddha sunning ceremony takes place in Tambun, first since Covid-19 pandemic

Devotees with the giant 60m x 12m Thanka to "energise" it with sunlight at the Enlightened Heart Temple, Tambun on Wesak Day, on Thursday (May 4). – RONNIE CHIN/The Star

IPOH: The sunning of the thangka, a canvas painting of Sakyamuni Buddha at the Enlightened Heart Buddhist Centre in Tambun, has been held again for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

The traditional practice, which is held annually during Wesak Day, saw thousands of devotees carry the canvas out from the temple to be laid on the ground.