Devotees from Bharat and abroad on Thursday participated in the grand ceremony in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, i.e. the 2568th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.
Bodh Gaya is where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, becoming the Buddha and it is one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage sites.
#WATCH | Gaya, Bihar | Devotees from India and abroad participated in the grand procession taken out in Bodh Gaya on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, i.e., the 2568th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. pic.twitter.com/L1Yo0jKqke
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2024
Large number of devotees were witnessed at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir temple. Videos on social media shows devotees taking holy dip in River Ganga and Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on the auspicious occasion.
Buddha Purnima is a celebration observed on the first full moon of the Hindu calendar month Vaishakha. This day marks the birth of Lord Gautam Buddha, who was born as Prince Siddhartha Gautam in Lumbini, present-day Nepal, around 563 BC. Buddhists worldwide celebrate Buddha Purnima with great fervour.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Devotees throng Ayodhya's Ram Temple on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. pic.twitter.com/7dgs4G9NZ2
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2024
In Haridwar, the Uttarakhand Police took to X and wrote, ‘Today, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima bathing festival, a huge crowd of devotees gathered at all the Ganga ghats including Haridwar Har ki Pauri. Our whole effort is to ensure that people bathe comfortably and in an orderly manner and then proceed to their destinations.”
#WATCH | Prayagraj, UP: Devotees take holy dip and offer prayers at the confluence of River Ganga and River Yamuna on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. pic.twitter.com/pA7OGIg057
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2024
Karan Singh Nagnyal, IG, Garhwal Range had reviewed the arrangements at Har ki Pauri ghat in view of the large number of devotees expected to bathe on Buddha Purnima.
#WATCH | Varanasi, UP: Devotees take holy dip in Ganga River on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. pic.twitter.com/FQ0lQ76Mwu
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2024
‘We will start our work from 1 am onwards, people who are sleeping at the Ghats will be wakened up and procedures for the bath will start. Security forces have been deployed to manage the crowd. Heavy vehicles won’t be allowed to come in during the daytime until the ‘Arti’ is over’, said Nagnyal.
Comments