Buddhists, along with Nepalis belonging to different religions, marked the 2,564th birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha on Thursday amid restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, was decorated with flowers on Wednesday. But measures were taken to only allow a limited number of monks and priests inside the temple during worship and other rituals.

Pujas were also performed at Buddhist shrines across the country.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari visited the Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu and extended her best wishes for peace and prosperity to all.

Buddha Jayanthi, as the birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha is known in Nepali, also marks the Ubhauli festival, which is celebrated by the Kirat community.

Here is a glimpse of Buddha Jayanti celebrations in Lumbini, and different monasteries and stupas in the Kathmandu Valley, from the Post's photographers.