Nirvana Day is an annual Buddhist festival that remembers the death of the Buddha when he reached Nirvana at the age of 80. Nirvana is believed to be the end of the cycle of death and rebirth.

Over 1,000 monks from 17 countries celebrated a five-day event in Odisha's Udaygiri and Ratnagiri hills, marking Guru Padmasambhava's memory. The gathering, organized by the Light of Buddha Dharma ...

The hills of Udaygiri and Ratnagiri in Odisha’s Jajpur district continue to reverberate with the chants of ‘Buddham Saranam Gacchami’ (I take refuge in the Buddha) as over 1,000 monks and followers ...