Buddhist devotees offer flowers to the Buddha statue on a Poya day-full moon day

Buddha statue under the Bo tree

Buddhist devotees wear white clothes, when they go to the temple

The Bo tree, which is more than 2,500 years old at the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura

Golden fence for the Bo tree

A Buddhist nun reads a religious paper

Food and flower offerings

Devotees offering flowers to Lord Buddha

White Lotus flowers to be offered to Lord Buddha

Food offerings - in a traditional way

Milk rice and sweet rice offerings in a traditional way

Devotees on their way to the temple with the offerings

Devotees on their way to the temple

A female devotee worships

Elderly devotees worship

A female devotee meditates

Monks worship

Devotees worship

Devotees worship

The devotees make vows and tie a piece of cloth

Flowers offered

A Buddhist monk lights coconut oil lamps along with the other devotees

A Buddhist monk lights coconut oil lamps along with the other devotees

Coconut oil lamp

The female devotees light cocnut oil lamps

A kid light an oil lamp

Oil lamps are lit

An oil lamp being lit

An elderly devotee lights an oil lamp

Devotees lighting oil lamps

Devotees lighting oil lamps

Devotees lighting oil lamps and incense sticks

A kid lights incense sticks

Devotees lighting oil lamps

Incense sticks are lit

The kids lighting the oil lamps with the help of their mother

The devotees lighting oil lamps

Devotees lighting oil lamps

Devotees lighting oil lamps

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