Lumbini Festival which highlights the Buddhist heritage of Andhra Pradesh is celebrated in Nagarjunasagar in Hyderabad. The festival, organised by the Department of Tourism of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, commences on the second Friday of December and lasts for three days. Named after the birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini festival provides an insight to relive the 2000 year old past of Andhra Pradesh when Buddhism was a prevalent religion.