Asia glows for Wesak

From Indonesia to sri Lanka, Buddhist devotees mark Wesak with lanterns, parades, sacred scrolls and floral offerings in vibrant displays of faith.

Lanterns glow and float against the night sky during Wesak celebrations in front of Borobudur Temple, the world’s largest Buddhist monument and a unesco World Heritage site, in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. — AFP

Buddhist devotees performing in a dazzling Lotus Lantern parade, a 1,200-year-old unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage spectacle of vibrant lantern displays and processions, in seoul, south Korea. — Reuters

Devotees praying in reverent silence as a giant ‘Wish-Fulfilling shakyamuni Buddha’ thangka – a sacred Tibetan Buddhist scroll depicting the Buddha as an enlightened being believed to bestow spiritual blessings, peace and liberation – is unfurled at Thekchen Choling temple in singapore. — Reuters

Devotees holding lotus flowers as they offer prayers in devotion at Kelaniya Buddhist Temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. — AFP