UNITED NATIONS -- Sri Lanka will commemorate the annual International Day of Vesak at the UN General Assembly tomorrow with several ambassadors, senior UN officials, delegates and expatriates ...

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Tel Aviv and the Sri Lankan expatriate community in Israel organized the celebration of Vesak Day as in previous years. On Saturday, May 9 from 6 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. the main ...

Colombo (Sri Lanka), May 15 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, locals celebrated the ‘Vesak’ festival in Colombo on May 15. Galle Face protest site was decorated at the ‘Vesak ...

Vesak is a Buddhist festival that is usually celebrated in May or early June. It celebrates Buddha’s birthday. For some Buddhists, it also marks his enlightenment, which is when he found out ...