Colombo Lotus Tower, together with Bling Productions and Eyeon, brings you “Vesak Rashmi Dhara”, South Asia’s first immersive and interactive Vesak digital art experience, hosted at Pixel Bloom, from May 10th to 18th, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative, created in collaboration with Colombo Lotus Tower (CLT), combines technology with tradition to create stunning, full-day digital Vesak celebrations.
More than just a light show, “Vesak Rashmi Dhara” is a transformative artistic experience that allows visitors to delve into the Buddha’s life and teachings via an immersive digital narrative. The show brings timeless Buddhist wisdom into a contemporary, interactive style by fusing light, color, and emotion via the use of projection mapping and artistic expression. This entirely indoor event provides a full-day experience, enabling visitors to explore and contemplate from morning to night, in contrast to conventional Vesak celebrations that only happen in the evening.
The Four Brahma Viharana—Metta, Karuna, Mudita, and Upeksha — also represented in the national flag, are the exhibit’s powerful theme this year. These four magnificent characteristics are fundamental to Buddhist teachings and are necessary for fostering social harmony and inner tranquility. Through a digital medium intended to provoke introspection and emotional connection, visitors are invited to explore these spiritual ideas in a novel way.
Marlon Jesudason and Obed Kushan the creative heads behind Pixel Bloom from Bling Productions and Eyeon commenting on the launch said, “Through this special combination of spirituality and digital art, we hope to help people in reestablishing their connection to peace, empathy, and awareness while distancing themselves from negative emotions like rage, hatred, and jealousy. Vesak Rashmi Dhara is our method of utilizing technology for both inner transformation and innovation.”
Several carefully chosen zones make up the immersive digital experience. From Lord Buddha’s birth to enlightenment and eventual death, Zone 1, The Enlightened Journey, provides a profoundly poignant depiction of his life, emphasizing the transformational character of his spiritual journey. One of the Buddha’s former lives is told in Zone 2A, ‘Maha Sasa Jataka’, to highlight the benefits of moral leadership, harmony in society, and coexistence based on Buddhist principles. Inspired by the ancient “Buddha Rashmi Mala,” Zone 2B, Buddha Radiance Light Patterns, pays homage to the sacred colors of Buddhism with a captivating display of color and light.
In Zone 3, visitors can also participate in several interactive displays that involve activities aimed at strengthening their emotional bond with Buddhist doctrine. While Zone 3B features the Atapattama, or eight-sided lantern, which further demonstrates important Dhamma principles, Zone 3A features a gigantic, revolving digital Vesak lantern that represents the transience of life and reflects on the Eightfold Path. Eight revolving digital art slides in Zone 3D illustrate spiritual and cultural moments from the Vesak ceremonies.
Vesak Rashmi Dhara experience is a seasonal extension of Pixel Bloom—South Asia’s first dedicated space for immersive and interactive digital art. After more than a year of technical and artistic development, Pixel Bloom, which was conceived by Colombo Lotus Tower and realized by Bling Productions and Eyeon, was released. A varied, multidisciplinary group of Sri Lankan creatives, including musicians, engineers, designers, and artists, is driving this project. Motion sensors and automation provide real-time interaction, while Epson’s state-of-the-art laser projectors power lighting and projection mapping systems that guarantee a flawless visual experience.
The goal of Pixel Bloom was to push the digital expression in Sri Lanka. The space has already established itself by fusing technology and storytelling to support STEAM education and artistic innovation. Now, with Vesak Rashmi Dhara, the platform keeps developing, providing audiences from all walks of life with an emotionally uplifting, educational, and spiritual experience.
The collaboration of committed partners—EPSON as the exclusive projection partner, D4 as the creative partner, and Bling Productions and Eyeon as concept and technology partners—makes this initiative possible. Together, they have created a Vesak experience that is unmatched by others, one that embraces the future of artistic expression while reflecting Sri Lanka’s spiritual legacy.
