GEORGE TOWN: The final preparations for Wesak Day celebration on Monday are underway in Penang, with more than 10,000 Buddhists and visitors expected to attend the festival in the state.

A Bernama survey at the Malaysian Buddhist Association (MBA) building in Jalan Burma here found dozens of volunteers preparing parade vehicles by decorating them with thousands of flowers, as well as setting up 10 tents in the area.

Preparations for the celebration are also going well in several areas around the state, including at the Kek Lok Si Temple in Air Itam, Chaiya Mangalaram Thai Buddhist Temple in Lorong Burma and the Wat Buppharam Buddhist Temple in Jalan Perak here.