May 13, 2014
![Members of the British male dance ensemble BalletBoyz perform during a dress rehearsal at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/89c3cf18-bc5a-4234-a046-db0f0b6141d9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the British male dance ensemble BalletBoyz perform during a dress rehearsal at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.
![Buddhist devotees pour water on a sacred tree during a ceremony in Rangoon, Burma. The ceremony on full moon day of Kasone Festival marked Buddha's birthday in Rangoon.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f78512db-886e-40a8-b53b-1e495b391481_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Buddhist devotees pour water on a sacred tree during a ceremony in Rangoon, Burma. The ceremony on full moon day of Kasone Festival marked Buddha's birthday in Rangoon.
![A child drops coins into golden Buddha statues as a symbol of blessings on Vesak Day at the Thai Buddhist Chetawan Temple in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur.](https://gdb.voanews.com/12d79ca8-255b-46bd-8347-53ac48f1d9c7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A child drops coins into golden Buddha statues as a symbol of blessings on Vesak Day at the Thai Buddhist Chetawan Temple in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur.
![Balloons are released during the celebration event at the Potala Palace marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c6c9eb68-1541-490c-9bc7-39da722c9e55_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Balloons are released during the celebration event at the Potala Palace marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region.