Lumbini Festival The Festival of Buddhist Heritage

Lumbini Festival- the festival of Buddhist heritage is celebrated every year in the month of December. This festival is celebrated in Nagarjunasagar of Hyderabad for three days, starting from the second Friday of this winter month. Lumbini Festival highlights the 'Buddhist Heritage' of the state. The festival is organized by the Tourism Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

The Lumbini Festival creates an excellent opportunity for the tourists to discover the remaining traces of Buddhist influence on the Hyderabad city. Lumbini is the place where Lord Buddha was born and is also one of the most important spots of Buddhist pilgrimage in India. The celebration of the Lumbini Festival every year also gives the people of this region to observe the significance of Buddhism.

During this festival the teaching of Lord Buddha is celebrated by all the participants. It is a great occasion to relive the Buddhist Heritage of the state. It is celebrated very ceremoniously with lot of grandeur. Thousands of followers of Buddhism gather in Hyderabad during this time of the year. The Lumbini Festival also attracts many tourists to Hyderabad.

Lumbini Festival, the festival of Buddhist heritage almost takes the visitors thousands of years back in time when Buddhism was a very popular religion in this region.

Last Updated on 19 May 2011