Came across a many armed statue of what I assumed was the Buddha.Surfed the net and found out that it wasn't the statue of Gautama the Buddha but that of a Bodhisattva(enlightened being). The Mahayana schools of Buddhism believe that the bodhisattvas have more than one head and many arms to comfort and heal humanity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokite%C5%9Bvara
Also did some reading on Vesak day ...
Vesak(Sinhalese for Vaisaka) day signifies the birth of Gautama, the Buddha. It is also celebrated to commemorate two other significant events: the Buddha's attainment of enlightenment and his death. It is celebrated as Visakah puja, Buddha Jayanti or Buddha purnima (pournami in Tamil) in India. Purnima means a full moon day and Vesak day is the full moon day in the month of Visakah.
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