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.