Adam’s Peak

In Sri Lanka, the mountain Sri Pada (Sri Pada), 2224 m. Above sea level, a place of pilgrimage, where tens of thousands of believers ascent to touch his lips to the sacred footprints on top of the mountain. Believers of all four religions consider Holy Mountain. Buddhists call it Sri Pada ("sacred footprint"), considering that Gautam Buddha himself visited the place. Hindus claim that the mark belongs to Shiva, the supreme god, and called Mount Shrivan adipate ("cosmic dance of Shiva"). Muslims insist that Adam first set foot here on earth (Adam's Peak the name given to the Portuguese). Christians believe that there has left its mark Saint Thomas, the Christian apostle, who preached in southern India. Pilgrimage season begins in December and lasts until the Wesak Festival (full moon in May). At other times, the mountain is colorless and gloomy, and the rains make climbing dangerous. Most pilgrims climb the stairs at night, fluorescent lighting, not only in order to cling to the sacred track, but also to at sunrise to witness a unique phenomenon, which causes excitement and awe. The ghostly fog shadow of the mountain straddles iridescent glow and unusual mirages occur over the famous "trace".