Ashes believed to belong to Buddha were paraded through the streets in India. The sacred relics of Lord Buddha and his two disciples, Shariputra and Mahamoglan, were honoured in a grand procession in ...

Bodh Gaya is one of the most significant religious sites in the world. It is here that Lord Buddha attained enlightenment ...

‘bodh’ means ‘enlightenment’. According to Buddhist belief, before he became the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment under a tree, now known as the Bodhi Tree, in the place ...

In 2025 Wesak falls on 12 May. Parinirvana Day remembers the time the Buddha attained Nirvana - or enlightenment. Statues of the Buddha, Bodhi trees, and lotus flowers. They’re all important ...

The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya is decorated on this day and devotees perform special prayers under the bodhi tree under which the Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment. In India and ...

Another highlight is the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, a sacred tree in Anuradhapura believed to have grown from a cutting of the original Bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. Believed to ...

From the very tree where an apple once inspired Isaac Newton to formulate his theory of gravity to the Bodhi tree under which Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment, these iconic trees continue to ...

Bihar's tableau at the Republic Day parade highlighted the cultural heritage of the region. It featured the Bodhi Tree and ...