PHOTO COLLECTION: Buddha Birthday

Devotees fly lanterns during the commemoration of Vesak, which marks the day of Buddha's birth, death and enlightenment at the 9th-century Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, late Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)

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Posted May 12, 2025 05:57:41 AM.

Last Updated May 12, 2025 08:31:09 PM.

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