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Celebration of Vesak Day
Updated: 2011-05-18 09:42
(Agencies)
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 Buddhists carry candles while encircling a large Buddha statue during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, at a temple in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok May 17, 2011. This year marks 2600th anniversary of Buddha's enlightenment. Picture taken using long exposure.[Photo/Agencies]
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