Celebration of light

Wednesday, 14 May 2014 00:02 -     - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

As Buddhists around the world celebrate the birth, enlightenment and the passing of Lord Buddha today, Colombo comes to life with beautiful colours illuminated by the varied pandols, lanterns, lamps and flickering bulbs that adorn every nook and corner. In preparation for Vesak, the city was abuzz with activity and our photojournalist Upul Abayasekara and Kithsiri de Mel captured some of the excitment yesterday

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