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Adam's Peak in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak


( also
 
Sri Pada or Paadaya;

Sinhalese
"Samanalakanda" - "Butterfly Mountain" ),

a 2,243m ( 7,359ft ) conical mountain

 
in central 
Sri Lanka.

 It is known for the Sri Pada, i.e., "sacred footprint",

 a 1.8m ( 5ft 11in ) rock formation near the summit,

 which in Buddhist tradition

 is held to be the 
footprint of the Buddha,

   in Hindu tradition that of Shiva

and in Islamic and Christian tradition

 that of 
Adam or St. Thomas



Adam's Peak in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak





Adam's Peak in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak




Adam's Peak in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak




Adam's Peak in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak





Adam's Peak in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak

The soaring summit of Adam's Peak  ( Sri Pada )

 is one of Sri Lanka’s most striking natural landmarks

 and one of its most celebrated places of pilgrimage


Adam's Peak in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak


Adam's Peak in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak


Adam's Peak in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak

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