Curfew lifted for Buddhist festival in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, new PM Ranil Wickremesinghe picks Cabinet
A nationwide curfew was fully lifted on Sunday to allow Sri Lankans to celebrate the Buddhist festival of Vesak, reports Reuters.
May 15, 2022, 18:10 PM ISTLeh gears up for Buddhist 'Kumbh of Himalayas'
The rare public display of six bone ornaments and the unfurling of the ancient silk Thangka of Buddha Amitabha, the largest silk brocade in the Himalayas, are among the main highlights of the Naropa festival.
Sep 14, 2016, 12:46 PM IST