Today is Buddha Purnima.

Today is a very important day for over 55 Crore Buddhists all over the world. Today is the 2566th birthday and the day of enlightenment of Buddha. It is known all over the world by different names such as Buddha Purnima, Buddha Jayanthi, Buddha Vaishaka, Wesak, Vesakha Puja Day and Buddha Day. It is being celebrated in Hyderabad with great reverence. Buddhists reaffirm their faith in the Buddha Dharma and observe a peaceful day filled with prayers and meditation. The main focus is on the Buddha Statue standing tall at 18 metres at the centre of the Twin Cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, at the centre of the picturesque Hussain Sagar and its beautiful crowd-pulling surroundings - Tankbund, Necklace Road, Peoples Plaza, Green lawns, Flower plants, Sanjeevaiah Park, NTR Gardens, Lumbini Park and Boat rides. Buddha Statue has enhanced the beauty and importance of Hussain Sagar and the Twin Cities ever since its installation in 1992. It is well lit every night by floodlights making it a grand attraction even at night. The Buddha Statue is lit by the latest DMX LED – Multicolor Dynamic lighting system which illuminates the Statue in various alternating hues, from early evening to late in the night, every day! 

Attached pictures are of us at various places of Buddhist pilgrimage in India, that is at Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Amaravati, Nagarjuna Konda, Hyderabad and abroad in Japan and Thailand.