India, May 12 -- Ushering in peace and positivity both for the world and himself, actor and singer Meiyang Chang remembers celebrating "the festival of light and solace" - Buddha Purnima - with his family. "It is and will always be the festival when I am with my parents and family," he tells us.

It is an old family tradition for him to visit Bodh Gaya (Bihar): "It's a haven of light and enlightenment, with beautiful temples, majestic monks in their spiritual pursuit, devotees engaged in parikarmas and prayer chants, and above all, the towering Bodhi tree in its full sanctity... as a kid I was transported into a world where only peace and happiness prevailed; that is Buddha Purnima for me."

Now occupied with work, he does miss the family...