Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Wesak lighting at the 'Manikkawaththe Pansala', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.
Wesak is a day celebrated as the day of Birth, Enlightenment and demise - Parinibbana - of Lord Buddha, in present Sri Lanka. This is a festival of lights where coconut oil lamps, candle lit paper lanterns of a few decades ago is replaced by electric lights now. The above pictures depict a 'Pansala'- Buddhist temple - illumined by lights on a Wesak week.
Friday, May 22, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
'Murthy Thorana', and traditional 'Thorana', Kudagama, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.
A Wesak 'Thorana' depicts a 'Jataka' (birth) story of Lord Buddha. This is usually composed of pictures drawn and numbered in series on a bill-board like structure. This is adorned with electric lights.
A 'Moorthy Thorana' does the same thing but instead of drawings the story is depicted by figures made out of clay. This was seen by us for the first time at Avissawella, this Wesak.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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