Vesak Day 2021: Devotees celebrate festival with full zeal; see pics

Covid-19 did not dampen the festive spirit as devotees in Thailand celebrated Vesak Day with great enthusiasm and zeal. This day marks the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha. Here are some pictures from the festival.

Covid-19 did not dampen the festive spirit as devotees in Thailand celebrated Vesak Day with great enthusiasm and zeal

Vesak Day commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha.

A Buddhist monk wearing a face mask lights candles as screens show devotees gathering via the Zoom application during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death at the Dhammakaya temple amid the coronavirus pandemic in Pathum Thani province, Thailand.

Candles are lit during Vesak Day at the Dhammakaya temple amid the coronavirus pandemic in Pathum Thani, Thailand.

Candles lit to commemorate Vesak Day at Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok.

An illuminated statue of Buddha, lit up using lanterns on Vesak Day at the Mahamevnawa Temple in Colombo.

An illuminated statue of Buddha, lit up using lanterns on Vesak Day at the Mahamevnawa Temple in Colombo.

A Buddhist monk lights candles to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day or Vesak Day, a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Lord Buddha held on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist calendar, at Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok.

An illuminated statue of Buddha, lit up using lanterns on Vesak Day at the Mahamevnawa Temple in Kaduwela.