Buddha Purnima festival celebrated in Nepal

Nepalese devotees rotating prayer wheel at Swayambhunath Stupa or Monkey Temple during celebration the 2,562 Buddha Purnima festival, Birth Anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha at Kathmandu on Monday, April 30, 2018. Buddhists around the world, Cambodia; Thailand; Myanmar; Bhutan; Sri Lanka; Laos; Mongolia; Japan; Singapore; Taiwan including Nepal, observe Buddha Purnima festival which falls on the same day of full moon of the month calendar. The occasion offerings of flower, incense and candles, an exchange of gifts as blessings, prayers, sermons and group meditations. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)