Vesak Day Celebrations at Bokeo’s Giant Buddha Statue

via Vientiane Times/The Star, 23 May 2024: On Vesak Day, crowds gathered in Laos’ Bokeo province to honor the country’s largest Buddha statue. This significant religious event drew thousands of devotees who celebrated the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha.

Hundreds of people dressed in respectful white shirts and blouses on Wesak Day this Wednesday took part in a procession to pay their respects to the largest Buddha image unearthed during ongoing excavations in Tonpheung district, Bokeo​ province.

The statue was paraded from a pavilion by the Mekong River to Thongthip Phatthanaram temple in Yaitonpheung village, where it will be housed for the foreseeable future.

Preparations for the procession began at 8am when provincial authorities readied a vehicle to carry the statue, which was hoisted onto the vehicle by a crane at 1pm.

Source: Crowds turn out to revere largest Buddha statue found in Laos’ Bokeo during Wesak Day | The Star