Buddhists celebrated Wesak Day today by visiting temples early in the morning to carry out religious rituals and pay tribute to Siddharta Gautama, the founder of the religion.
Some 3,000 devotees visited the Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple, Brickfields, to conduct religious ceremonies by lighting candles and bringing flowers to symbolise the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha., some 300 devotees converged at the prayer hall inside the Malaysian Buddhist Association of Negeri Sembilan branch building at Jalan Tan Sri Manickvasagam, Seremban, to perform religious rituals.
Malacca Chief Minister Adly Zahari was also present to wish the devotees happy Wesak Day as he mingled with them at the temple. The shopping malls in the city were also crowded with people who took advantage of the public holiday tomorrow and some were there to make early preparations in conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri., the overcast weather did not prevent 40,000 Buddhists from gathering at the Fo Ghuang Shan Hsingma Si Bathing Temple in Skudai, since early morning to perform religious rituals.
The ceremony, which was attended by state Tourism, Women, Family and Community Development Committee chairperson Liow Cai Tung, also featured a Broadway dance performance by Guang Ming Institute of Performing Arts-Cebu from the Philippines.
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