Buddha Purnima is more than a just a
gazetted holiday in India. It marks the birth anniversary of Gautam
Buddha and is a Buddhist festival that's celebrated all over Indian and
even in some South-East Asian countries including Nepal.
Also known as Vesak, Buddha Purnima
or Buddha Jayanti, the festival celebrates the birth of Siddhartha
Gautam, who later became Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
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