The Buddhist Vesak festival celebrations in Sri Lanka have evolved into an interreligious affair, with more Hindus and Christians participating in the festivities, observers say. Christians and Hindus ...

Surani Madhu Attapattu, a mother of three, has decided to participate in guided meditation sessions, chanting, prayers and online activities during the Vesak festival in Sri Lanka. The religious ...

Vesak is the most important religious event on Sri Lanka's calendar but has not been fully staged for years, after 2019's Easter Sunday attacks and then the pandemic ...

Sri Lanka, May 16 -- The International Day of Vesak 2025 was celebrated by the Member States of UNESCO with a Symposium themed "Buddhist Cosmopolitanism and Exchange along the Silk Road: Interplay ...