via Thai PBS, 24 May 2024: Thousands of Buddhist devotees gathered at Myanmar’s Shwedagon Pagoda to celebrate Vesak Day, marking Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing. The event featured offerings and rituals, highlighting the pagoda’s spiritual significance and cultural heritage.
Thousands of Buddhist devotees gathered at Myanmar’s Shwedagon pagoda on Wednesday to mark the Buddha’s birthday and to water a sacred Bodhi tree believed to be linked to his enlightenment.
Crowds shuffled up a roofed stairway crammed with stalls selling flowers, candles and incense to reach the hilltop complex that dominates the skyline of commercial hub Yangon.
Reaching a giant marble platform dotted with smaller shrines, families split off and headed to different parts of the complex to make their offerings.
Source: Thousands mark Buddha’s birthday at Myanmar’s Shwedagon pagoda
