The Galadari Colombo recently held its annual Vesak Lantern Competition. This is the ideal opportunity for all departments of the hotel to showcase their creative and artistic skills and to build ...

Union Bank of Colombo PLC (UBC) has launched a Vesak lantern competition to celebrate Vesak season. The competition is available in all areas where the Bank’s branch network is present, enabling ...

Sri Lanka, May 12 -- The Presidential Secretariat has organised a series of events to mark this year's Vesak festival. Under the patronage of the Presidential Secretariat, a Bakthi Ghee recital ...

Yet, how many of us find time these days to do so? In a roadside stall put up to sell Vesak lanterns in Havelock Town, we meet 25-year-old Roshan Anthony. During the Vesak season, he temporarily halts ...

Vesak in Sri Lanka is not just a religious observance—it is a combination of personal memories, creative expression, and communal spirit. Two Sinhala short stories, both centered on the Vesak festival ...

Seylan Bank recently hosted the Tikiri Vesak lantern competition to harness the creativity and potential of young minds. The event was launched as a digital engagement campaign on Facebook to ...

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Monks and nuns from Phap Hoa Pagoda in District 3 have made 3,000 lanterns for Vesak, the most important Buddhist festival that marks the Buddha's birth and enlightenment. The festival is on the 15th ...

Lanterns were arranged in the shape of Vietnam’s map for the prayer ceremony. About 35,000 lanterns were lit on the evening of May 6. Tran Nguyen Gia Uyen (from Tan Binh District) shared her feelings ...

People fly lanterns during a ceremony to celebrate Vesak Day at Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, May 16, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua) ...