On the Kason Full Moon Day (Buddha Day), various meritorious deeds were performed at pagodas, stupas, and sacred sites across Nay Pyi Taw Council Area. These activities included doing merit, pouring water at banyan trees, and hosting meal donation ceremonies, where donors provided alms and meals to monks. The charity feast (Satuditha) was arranged for visitors.

At the Maravijaya Buddha Image in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, monks, nuns, and laypeople from various regions arrived from the morning onwards to offer flowers, cool water, and oil lamps as homage. They also poured water at the banyan tree within the Buddha Park and the Buddha statues under the Bodhi tree.

Afterwards, pilgrims visited the Maravijaya Buddha Image and other significant religious sites within the Buddha Park, including Gandhakuti chambers, stone inscription stupas, the Mucalinda Pond, and the Naga Shrine. They engaged in meditation, chanting, and listening to Dhamma discourses, filling the atmosphere with spiritual devotion.

In honour of the occasion, a water-pouring ceremony at the Maravijaya Buddha Image was held, accompanied by offerings of alms and daily meals to monks. A Dhamma talk marking Kason Full Moon Day was delivered by the Sitagu Sayadaw Dr Bhaddanta Nyanissara in the evening, which devotees respectfully attended.

Similarly, at prominent pagodas and stupas throughout the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, religious associations, residents, civil servants, and devotees offered alms, cool water, and flowers, observed religious precepts, and performed the traditional Kason water-pouring ritual. Moreover, donors provided water, food, and refreshments as charity feast.

Traffic police assisted visiting pilgrims by ensuring road safety, while members of the Myanmar Police Force maintained security to allow devotees to perform religious activities peacefully and safely.

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