A statue of Buddha is pictured in the Buddhist Damba Draibunling datsan in Chita, Russia. Buddhists of Russia celebrate the Lunar New Year, Sagaalgan, or the White Moon Festival at the end of winter or the beginning of spring. This year Sagaalgan will be celebrated on Fabruary 5.
- Package: Russia Buddhist New Year
- Categories: Religion & Belief, Human Interest
- Location: Chita, Zabaikalsky Krai, Russia
- Event date: 03.02.2019
- Date published: 03.02.2019
- Author: Evgeny Yepanchintsev
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 8052x5368px, 27.4Mb
- Job-ID: ef87a40f079e941e