A vendor arranges Buddhist flags at a road side stall ahead of Vesak day celebrations in Colombo
A vendor arranges Buddhist flags at a road side stall ahead of Vesak Day celebrations in Colombo May 4, 2012. The festival commemorates the birth and enlightenment of Buddha and his attainment of Nirvana and will be celebrated on May 5. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)