Lumbini Festival Hyderabad

The Lumbini festival is one of the many festivals celebrated in Hyderabad. The Lumbini Festival is celebrated to the to the ancient Buddhist heritage of Andhra Pradesh.

Lumbini is a holy site for people of Buddhist religion as it was the birthplace of Gautama Buddha the founder of the Buddhist religion. The word Lumbini in Sanskrit translates to “the lovely�. Lumbini is located in the Rupandehi District in the Lumbini Zone of Nepal. Gautama Buddha lived between the years 563 BCE and 483 BCE. Buddha's is credited with bringing enlightenment to the many with his sublime teachings and his theory of the eight fold path.

Buddha was of the belief that the all of human beings could be delivered from suffering and misery by following the simple Eight-Fold Path of Salvation. The Eightfold path of Salvation entailed the following principles like the right type of life-view, right intentions right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right frame of mind and of concentration. Buddha was dismissive of all kinds of yajnas and animal sacrifices and rituals and propagated the idea of compassion to all living beings. His teachings also helped correct the various social evils that had crept into the religious system.

Buddha left his earthly abode after Sahasra Chandra Darshana i.e., 1000 full moon days after his birth on the full moon day of Vaishaakha - the day of his birth. Thus the day of birth was also the day of his Enlightenment. Even in the present day, Buddha lives on as a beacon-light to billions the world over, who seek peace and tranquility and deliverance from suffering.

The Lumbini Festival in Hyderabad thus celebrates this day to pay homage to the greatness of Gautama Buddha and his teachings. The Lumbini Festival is celebrated in Nagarjunasagar for three days from 2nd Friday of December every year. The Lumbini festival provides you with “un-miss-able� opportunity to relive the heritage of Gautama Buddha and the Buddhist religion.