Adam's PeakThe legendary mountain peak towering 7,297 feet (2,224m) over
the island of Sri Lanka is known as Sri Pada or Adam's Peak, and
has been venerated as a place of pilgrimage and worship for all
major faiths for many generations. The holy mountain bears the
imprint of a foot on a rock on its summit. Depending on their faith
pilgrims believe the print was left there by Buddha, the God Shiva,
St Thomas, or Adam after he was expelled from Eden. Whether you
believe the footprint to be holy or not the climb to view it,
protected in an enclosure at the pinnacle of the peak, is well
worth it for the panoramic views of tropical forest afforded from
the top. The stairway up the mountainside is believed to be the
longest in the world and climbers are entitled to ring the bell
sited at the top once they have made the journey.
Website: sripada.org |
