A woman burns incenses at Gangarama Temple to celebrate the Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 28, 2021. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
COLOMBO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Buddhist devotees in Sri Lanka on Thursday celebrated Duruthu full moon Poya day, a key religious and historic date in the calendar for Sri Lankans as it marks Gautama Buddha's first visit to Sri Lanka on the ninth month after attaining Enlightenment.
People buy flowers near Gangarama Temple to celebrate the Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 28, 2021. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
People buy flowers near Gangarama Temple to celebrate the Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 28, 2021. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
A couple visits Gangarama Temple to celebrate the Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 28, 2021. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)■
