16 May 2019 - Wesak - Features - Photo story

Devotees laying out lanterns at Tam Chuc Pagoda in northern Vietnam's Ha Nam province ahead of Wesak Day celebrations. Photo courtesy: AFP

Lanterns at Tam Chuc Pagoda in northern Vietnam's Ha Nam province ahead of Wesak Day celebrations. Photo courtesy: AFP

Devotees releasing lanterns into a pond at Tam Chuc Pagoda in northern Vietnam's Ha Nam province ahead of Wesak Day celebrations. Photo courtesy: AFP

Buddhist monks praying during a ceremony at Tam Chuc Pagoda in northern Vietnam's Ha Nam province ahead of Wesak Day celebrations. Photo courtesy: AFP

Buddhist nuns praying during a ceremony at Tam Chuc Pagoda in northern Vietnam's Ha Nam province ahead of Wesak Day celebrations. Photo courtesy: AFP

Buddhist monks praying during a ceremony at Tam Chuc Pagoda in northern Vietnam's Ha Nam province ahead of Wesak Day celebrations. Photo courtesy: AFP

Buddhist devotees praying during a ceremony at Tam Chuc Pagoda in northern Vietnam's Ha Nam province ahead of Wesak Day celebrations. Photo courtesy: AFP

Tam Chuc Pagoda in northern Vietnam's Ha Nam province ahead of Wesak Day celebrations. Photo courtesy: AFP

A Buddhist monk striking the bell during a ceremony at Tam Chuc Pagoda in northern Vietnam's Ha Nam province ahead of Wesak Day celebrations. Photo courtesy: AFP

Buddhist monks praying for peace at Tam Chuc Pagoda in northern Vietnam's Ha Nam province ahead of Wesak Day celebrations. Photo courtesy: AFP