Segaratrip: Lampion Festival At Borobudur Temple 25th May 2013

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Lampion Festival At Borobudur Temple 25th May 2013

The stunning Borobudur Temple has long been the site of annual celebration place where trade, tourism and culture overlap with local festivals and religious events drawing huge numbers of visitors here each year. One of the very best things to do and see in this May.

The Waisak Festival sees literally thousands of pilgrims trek to the Borobudur Temple, arriving to celebrate the birth of Buddha, his enlightenment and the whole idea of the transcendent state known as 'nirvana'.
This 25th May 2013, the Waisak Festival sees literally thousands of pilgrims trek to the Borobudur Temple, arriving to celebrate the birth of Buddha, his enlightenment and the whole idea of the transcendent state known as 'nirvana'.
The pilgrims are also joined by large groups of Buddhist monks, who are often dressed in bright yellow robes and gather on large crowds outside of the temple, to pray as early at 07:00 in the morning at Borobudur Temple.

The Waisak Festival at the Borobudur Temple always commences on the night of the full moon and lasts several days

Jan Dekker, Andi Sucita Documentation

The journey begin from Mendut Temple into Borobudur Temple. They walk approximately three kilometers . At Borobudur Temple, they do Pradaksina. Pradaksina is a ceremony that Buddhist people sorround the Borobudur temple three times. And the closing ceremony is they flying the Lampion in to the sky. As the part of they demand