Ideal Duration: 4-6 hours
Open Time: Annual
Nearest Airport: Varanasi
Nearest Railway Station: Gorakhpur, Varanasi
To mark the Birth of Gautam Buddha, Festival Buddha Purnima is celebrated in Sarnath every year. Since it falls on full moon night and thus the festival is called Buddha Purnima.
The day is also famous as Buddha's enlightenment and salvation also marks the day. So, Buddhists from all over India and abroad celebrate this day and come in large numbers in Sarnath to experience the Buddha Purnima Festival.
This year it falls on Wednesday, the 26th May, 2021.
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