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Scores of radical gathered for the yearly ‘Maha Bouddha’ astatine the Buddhist practice tract successful Bojjannakonda, astir 3 km from Anakapalli and 40 km from Visakhapatnam city, connected Friday (January 16, 2026). The yearly lawsuit has been organised by Buddhist organisations connected the juncture of ‘Kanuma’ festival, the time aft Sankranti, for the past fewer decades.
The festivities commenced with a bid rally from the roadworthy starring to the elevation shrine to the main stupa, located a small beneath the hilltop, successful which Buddhist monks and priests from Bodh Gaya, Mayanmar, and Cambodia participated. Buddhism followers from Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam, and the wide nationalist participated successful the rally.
The monks performed peculiar prayers astatine the main stupa successful the cave temple with flowers, fruits, and sweets. The monks said that the teachings of the Buddha — non-violence, peace, information and righteousness — were the lone solution to cosmopolitan peace.
Later successful a gathering held astatine the foothills, the Buddhist monks recalled that the Buddha had sacrificed his beingness for cosmopolitan bid and called upon the gathering to travel the way shown by the Buddha and lend to satellite peace.
Buddhist Associations Federation honorary president Maturi Srinivasa Rao explained astir the value of Bojjannakonda.
A.P. Buddhist Society president Y. Haribabu said that Buddhism was not a religion but a mode to bring retired the goodness among humans.
Buddhist Associations Federation laminitis publicity caput Balla Nagabushanam said that the Bouddha Mela was being organised astatine Bojjannakonda for the past 4 decades by the Buddhist Associations. He said that though a laser surface theatre to amusement the beingness past of the Buddha and the past of the Bojjannakonda was established by the Central and State governments astatine an estimated outgo of ₹15.5 crore, they were yet to beryllium brought to usage for the payment of visitors and tourists. Similarly, a nutrient tribunal acceptable up successful the premises, was besides to beryllium operationalised. He hoped that the authorities and the territory medication would initiate measures to bring them to use.
