New Delhi, May 31 -- Singapore's High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, on Sunday marked the occassion of Vesak with a message of peace and enlightenment, coinciding with a rare "blue moon" day.

In a post on X, the High Commission of Singapore in India, through its official handle "Singapore in India," conveyed greetings on the auspicious Buddhist festival, and said, "On this bluemoon day, we celebrate Buddha's day or #vesak. May today brings lasting peace and enlightenment to the world."

According to the official website of the United Nations (UN), "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon in May, is the most sacred day to millions of Buddhists around the world. It was on the Day of Vesak two and a half millennia ago, in the year 623 B.C., th...