Festivities of Buddha Purnima
published: 2022-05-15 19:32:38
Members of the Buddhist community in Bangladesh celebrated Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the community, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. To mark the occasion of the birth of Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, followers organised programmes at pagodas, monasteries and other holy sites across the country.
Buddhists pray in front of the idol of Gautam Buddha in Dhaka on Buddha Purnima on Sunday, May 15, 2022.
Buddhists pray in front of the idol of Gautam Buddha in Dhaka on Buddha Purnima on Sunday, May 15, 2022.
A follower of Gautam Buddha prays in front of his idol in Dhaka on Buddha Purnima on Sunday, May 15, 2022.
Buddhists celebrate their biggest religious festival Buddha Purnima at Dharmarajika Buddhist Monastery in Dhaka’s Sobujbagh on Sunday, May 15, 2022.
Buddhists celebrate their biggest religious festival Buddha Purnima at Dharmarajika Buddhist Monastery in Dhaka’s Sobujbagh on Sunday, May 15, 2022.
Buddhists celebrate their biggest religious festival Buddha Purnima at the International Buddhist Monastery in Dhaka’s Badda on Sunday, May 15, 2022.
Buddhists in Khagrachhari bring out a festive procession in the town to mark the birth of Gautam Buddha on Sunday, May 15, 2022.
Buddhists in Khagrachhari bring out a festive procession in the town to mark the birth of Gautam Buddha on Sunday, May 15, 2022.