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| | Monday, 13 January, 2003, 12:27 GMT In pictures: Buddhist festival Buddhists have gathered in Bodh Gaya in northern India for their highest ceremony of worship, the Kalchakra (Wheel of Time) festival. They believe Buddha attained spiritual enlightenment there about 2,500 years ago.  More than 100,000 people have gathered for the annual event  The temple at Bodh Gaya is holding ceremonies over nine days  The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, is leading the worship  Monks performed a purifying dance before festivities began  Those present are having to brave wintry temperatures | | See also:  12 Jan 03 | South Asia 23 May 01 | Asia-Pacific 23 May 01 | Asia-Pacific 23 May 01 | Asia-Pacific 23 Jul 01 | Asia-Pacific 18 Feb 00 | South Asia Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top South Asia stories now: Links to more South Asia stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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