Monks leaving Mendut temple to walk to Borobudur temple on Vesak Day, 2014

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A major festival in the Buddhist Calendar, Vesak day celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha Siddharta Gautama. Borobudur is a central meeting point for Buddhists from all over Indonesia, and around the world on this auspicious day held every year, on a full moon in either April or May each year.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Mendut temple, Borobudur, Yogjakarta, Java, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Jennifer Dunlop / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 2014, borobudur, buddhists, celebration, event, mendut, monks, procession, robes, temple, tradition, umbrellas, vesak, waisak