GEORGE TOWN: Wesak Day is usually a lively public holiday with chants by monks and devotees seeking blessings and the lighting of joss sticks and lotus-shaped candles at the temples.
KUALA LUMPUR: Buddhists in the country celebrated Wesak Day today on a moderate scale with the new normal practices in place due to the nationwide Mov.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Buddhists in the country celebrated Wesak Day on Wednesday (May 26) on a moderate scale with the new normal practices in place due to the nationwide movement control order.
Wednesday, 26 May 2021 04:06 PM MYT
A Buddhist temple committee member offers prayers on Wesak Day in Ipoh May 26, 2021. Picture by Farhan Najib
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 Buddhists in the country celebrated Wesak Day today on a moderate scale with the new normal practices in place due to the nationwide movement control order (MCO).
Although devotees are not allowed to visit temples, the use of technology has helped them to participate in prayer services via online streaming, as carried out by the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association and Bandar Utama Buddhist Society.