Wesak Parade 2009, KL - by The Torque

Buddhists devotees touching a floater decorated with Buddhas in small "caves" during the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

Buddhists devotees during the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

A marshal car sporting Buddhist flag for the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon with the High Priests of Maha Vihara, leading the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

Young couples with the Lotus Candle during the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

Buddhists devotees observing a float passing by.

A monk swarmed in bubbles, riding a colorful floater during the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

Wesak Day is an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in South Asian & South East Asian countries, universally commemorated on the full moon in the lunar month of Viskha, usually during late April or early May. Informally called "Buddha's birthday," it actually encompasses the birth, enlightenment Nirvana, and passing (Parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.

~ Khairil Faizi Jamian/ CHAPS, Malaysia