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Celebration of Vesak Day

Updated: 2011-05-18 09:42

(Agencies)

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Celebration of Vesak Day
Indonesian Buddhists release paper lanterns at the Borobudur temple during a ceremony on Vesak Day in Magelang, Central Java May 17, 2011.[Photo/Agencies] 

 

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