Wesak eve @ Nandaka Vihara

Burmese devotees making their way up to the Sima Hall

Followed by the local devotees

Devotees ringing the bell as it moves to the Sima Hall

More devotees making their way up the slope to the Sima Hall

Arriving at the Sima Hall

The monks are ready to begin the ceremony to bring the Buddha Relic down to the Meditation Hall

Opening the Buddha Relic container 

The Chief Abbot, Dharmasudhbo, getting ready to place the Buddha Relic onto a bed of jasmine flowers 

Here we are, all ready to go!

Down at the Meditation Hall

A group picture of the Nandaka Vihara Wesak Day main committee

Devotees waiting for the night ceremony to commence

Paying homage to the Buddha beneath the Bodhi tree