We will light joss sticks and take part in the bathing of the Buddha statue,” she added. Coming from a mixed-race ­family means that Mohanasun­thari observes several festivities.

According to Buddhist tradition, Buddha's mother Queen Maya Devi gave birth to him while holding on to the branch of a tree within the Lumbini garden.

This breathtaking moment captures a rare “Buddha’s Light” phenomenon encircling a hiker’s head on a mountaintop trail. On June 5, 2025, while hiking Jiuding Mountain in Sichuan, a man ...

This story is from February 4, 2010 Of Buddha, torsos and light TNN / Feb 4, 2010, 02:08 IST AA Follow us ...