Buddha Jayanti marked in Portugal

PORTUGAL: A grand rally was taken out in Lisbon, the Capital city of Portugal to celebrate Buddha Jayanti. The rally was taken out at the initiative of the Nepali Consulate General Office and Nepali organizations based in Portugal.

Participants mostly Nepalis carrying Buddha statue, photographs, placards with slogans and teachings of Buddha and Nepal’s national flag marched through the major thoroughfares of the city.