Traders selling Vesak decorations say that the price of paper and wire used to make Vesal lanterns as well as the shortage of bamboo has resulted in a significant increase in the price of lanterns and ...

Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera appealed to the public not to use polythene and plastic decorations for the Vesak festival. The minister requested a report from the Central Environmental ...

Colombo. May 27: Sri Lankan Buddhists are currently celebrating the two-day Vesak festival. The event, which ends today, commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddhārtha Gautama, the ...

While COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of all large scale events related to Vesak, families have already begun preparations to mark the most important day on the Buddhist calendar at home.