A colourful procession of floats in conjunction with the Wesak Day celebrations by the Buddhist Maha Vihara in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur was held on Tuesday 17th May 2011.
The procession with 27 floats took about three hours to travel on a 12km journey that began from the temple at Jalan Berhala and headed towards several major streets in the city including Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Pudu before it headed back to the temple.
Wesak Day celebrates Buddha's birthday, his reaching of enlightenment and attaining nirvana. It is held annually on the 15th day of the fourth month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
“Everything changes, nothing remains without change” - Gautama Buddha
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The Malaysia Buddhist Association float at Jalan Bukit Bintang in
front of Lot 10 shopping complex. |
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Reclining Buddha image floated along Jalan Tun
Sambanthan at KL's Little India in Brickfields. |
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| Reclining Buddha. |
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A beautiful lantern-bedecked float making its way along
Jalan Bukit Bintang. |
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| A procession of devotees carrying Happy Wesak Day banner. |
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| The float from the Myanmar Temple, SS2 PJ. |
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The procession of devotees at Jalan Tun Sambanthan in KL's
Little India. |
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| The Buddhist Maha Vihara float led the procession of floats. |
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A dragon float showing off a variety of colours and interesting
designs. |
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A lion dance performance at the intersection of Jalan Bukit
tBintang/Jalan Sultan Ismail, in front of McDonald's. |
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The Verapitiya Dance Group from Kiribadgoda, Sri Lanka
performed a cultural dance in front of McDonald's at Jalan
Bukit Bintang, KL. |
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A beautifully decorated float bears status of Hindu gods,
including Lord Ganesh, the elephant God. |
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| A float marks gift of light. |
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| Brightly-lit float under the night sky. |
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The float carrying the golden statue of Guan Yin, the Goddess
of Mercy. |
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| A float with child Buddha |
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Devotees participate in the ceremonial bathing of the baby Buddha.
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Characters from classical Chinese novel "Journey to
the West" |
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| A float of Thousand-hand Guan Yin. |
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