Religious Affair: 3,600 oil lights offered to Maravijaya Buddha Image

A ceremony to light 3,600 oil lamps dedicating to the Lord Buddha took place on the platform of Maravijaya Buddha Image on the evening of Thadingyut full moon day. In the event organized by Nay Pyi Taw Council, Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman U Than Tun Oo and wife, council members and officials together with pilgrims lit oil lights and released hot-air balloons.
Significant monuments at the precinct of Maravijaya Buddha Image were packed with pilgrims and people to enjoy ceremonies of offering oil lights and releasing hot-air balloons. The full moon day of Thadingyut is one of the significant days in Buddhism. Buddhists residing in all parts of the nation take Sabbath, recite Pathana Desana and Parittas, pay homage to older persons and parents and perform meritorious deeds.