Buddha Purnima 2016
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Buddha Purnima is also known as Vesakha, Vesak and Buddha Jayanti. This festival is celebrated around the world such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Tibet and China. Rituals and date of celebration are different for different places.
Buddha purnima is celebrated by hindus and Buddhists. This day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Gautama Buddha. This is also the enlightenment and Nirvana day of Gautama Buddha. In India and Nepal, this festival is observed on the full moon day (Pournami) of the Vaishaka month. In 2016, Buddha Purnima (Vesak) is on Saturday, 21st May 2016.
