Vesak preparations begin...

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People buying colorful Vesak lanterns at a street stall in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 30. Buddhists are preparing to celebrate the Vesak festival, on which they commemorate the birth, enlightenment and parinirvana of the Buddha, on the May Full Moon Poya Day. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

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Vesak preparations begin...

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