Vesak in London
Devotees erected a giant Vesak Lantern in three tiers with 126
satellites revolving in three directions as part of the Vesak
celebrations at the Sri Saddhatissa International Buddhist Centre in
London.
The Vesak Lantern was unveiled by Venerable Galyaye Piyadassi Thera
of Kingsbury Vihare and activated by High Commissioner of Sri Lanka
Nihal Jayasinghe.
The Function was attended by the councillors of the London Borough of
Brent Barnet and Newham.
The new Member of Parliament for Barnet, Mathew represented the
Conservative Party while the Mayor of Brent Councillor Harbhajan Singh
represented the Labour party.
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