Humanity Ashore - Jaya Sri maha Bodhi

On IL full moon day at the Jaya Sri maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura, sacred city

By Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai

Sunday, November 27, 2005


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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