Buddhist monks celebrate Gautama Buddha's 2,561st birth anniversary in Ghantasala, Andhra Pradesh

Buddhist monks celebrate Buddha Purnima on the 2,561st birth anniversary of Buddha at Ghantasala village in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. Ghantasala is a rare Buddhist archaeological site. Buddhism, the world's fourth-largest religion has over 500 million followers in East and South East Asia, Sri Lanka and India, whose spiritual practices are based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha.