Buddha Jayanti Celebrations (In Pictures)

People across Nepal obsreved the 2569th Buddha Jayanti by organizing various programmes on Monday. This special day, when Lord Buddha was born, attained enlightenment and departed from this world, falls on the full moon day in the month of Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May). Here are glimpses of celebration taken by New Business Age Photographer Sunil Sharma from across the Kathmandu Valley.