Posted on July 26th, 2021
Courtesy NewsIn.Asia
Colombo, July 26 (newsin.asia): The International Buddhist Confederation, with the support of the Indian Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Mahabodhi Society of India and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations organized the annual
Esala Poya Day (known as
Ashada Purnima in India) on July 24 to mark the first sermon by Lord Buddha.
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind gave a video message on the occasion and also planted a sapling of the Bodhi tree in the garden of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the residence of the President, the Indian High Commission said in a release.