This year Buddha Purnima is also celebrated as Ombhauli Festival, International Nurses Day, Chandeswari Jatra, Chandi Purnima, Purnima Brat, Kurma Jayanthi, Gorakhnath Jayanthi.

However, Lumbini, which remained anonymous for centuries, seems to have succeeded in increasing its identity in the last few decades due to the help and activism of foreigners.

In the news titled 'Buddha Birthplace Lumbini was introduced by Emperor Ashoka, he then spread it to the world', the Emperor, who was concerned about the importance of Lumbini, discovered the actual place where Buddha was born, and after centuries, after receiving financial and technical support from some foreign citizens, officials and organizations, who were frustrated by the plight of the Buddha's birth place, Lumbini Complex is related to the current situation.

When the great emperor Ashoka visited Lumbini in 249 BC, he discovered the birthplace of Buddha. At that time, the emperor who came as a pilgrim to the Magadha state, which extends from Afghanistan to Nepal's Terai and the lower part of Myanmar in the east, engraved records on stone pillars to perpetuate his experience and memory. A 40 feet high Ashoka pillar was built at that time and later after the top was broken, 30 feet and 10 inches remains, with 90 letters carved in 5 lines. In summary, in the pillar, Emperor Ashoka has mentioned that the fact that he reached Lumbini will remain forever and the more important reference is that 'Sakyamuni Buddha was born here'.

No one can forget the contribution of former United Nations Secretary General U Thant to make Lumbini known to the world. In 1967, when he came to Lumbini and returned from there, the Department of Archeology started the work after requesting to speed up the excavation of the ruins buried with King Mahendra. After that, the contribution of Lumbini to the World Heritage List by gathering the support of the United Nations has become unforgettable.

- Bhuvaneshwar Sharma, Chandragiri -2, Kathmandu