Four places that will be completely transformed tomorrow:
Lumbini: The actual birthplace of the Buddha. The Maya Devi Temple marks the exact spot where Siddhartha Gautama was born. Pilgrims from Japan, Thailand, Sri Lanka and across Asia are arriving there tonight.
Boudhanath: One of the largest stupas in the world. The 108 butter lamp ceremony before sunrise tomorrow morning is something I genuinely cannot describe properly. You have to be there.
Swayambhunath : Over 2,500 years old, sitting above Kathmandu. Monks will be performing rituals from before dawn. The hilltop at sunrise on Buddha Purnima is something else.
Namobuddha : Most people never find this place. The stupa marks where the Bodhisattva offered his own body to a starving tigress. On Buddha Purnima it becomes one of the most powerful places in the country.
How are you all observing tomorrow? Anyone else celebrating in Nepal?