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India: Celebration of the Buddha Purnima

Dipa Chakraborty

Devotees are celebrates the Buddha Purnima, Chinese Dragan Dances perform on the stage and Indian flock dance in Kolkata , India , on 5 May 2023 . Buddha Purnima is a traditional holiday celebrated in East Asia to commemorate the birth of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama or Gautama Buddha who is the founder of Buddhism.