All India Travel Tourism Guide gives complete details about Fairs & Festivals in India including details on Baisakhi, Buddha Purnima, Christmas, Deepawali, Deep Diwali, Ganesha Chaturthi, Guru Nanak's Birthday, Pushkar, Holi, and Id-i-Milad. |
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Buddha Purnima FestivalCategory : - All India Travel Tourism > Fairs & Festivals > Budha Purnima Celebration : Birth Anniversary of the Lord Buddha Falls on : April - May Religion : Buddhists Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti, the birth anniversary of the Buddha is widely celebrated, on a full moon night in April/May. The Buddha was born on the Full Moon day in the month of Vaisakh in 563 BC. He achieved enlightenment as well as nirvana on the same date. It is also believed that Yashodara, Gautam's wife, his charioteer Channa and even his horse Kantaka were born on the same day. On this day, Buddhists offer prayers in their temples. Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh and Bodh Gaya in Bihar are the main centres of celebration.
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