Sri Lanka. 27th Apr, 2018. Sri Lankan workers adjusts the framework of a lantern at his temporary shop built ahead of the Vesak Day in Colombo, April 27, 2018. Sri Lanka celebrates Vesak on the full moon of April, this year on 29 April, as a thrice-blessed day for Buddhists as it commemorates the birth of Buddha, his attaining Enlightenment and his passing away into Nirvana. On the Vesak Day, lanterns made from bamboo frames and covered in colored paper are hung inside every home and illuminated displays decorate the streets. Credit: Lahiru Harshana/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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