Dear Italy...Greetings from Sri Lanka!

Hi friends,
Today I am going to tell you about another place that I visited during my university life with my friends. This place also famous among the foreigners who love hiking but for the Sri Lankan people this very sacred place because a lot of people in Sri Lanka are Buddhist and we believe that the indentation to be a genuine holy footprint left by the Lord Buddha when he visited Sri Lanka.

Adam’s peak is a steep-sided, conical-shaped mountain that reaches a maximum altitude of 2,243 meters above sea level. It was once believed to be the highest mountain in Sri Lanka, but it is now known to be the 4th highest mountain in the country. The mountain has a remarkable profile, which looks very much like that of a stratovolcano and it stands out dramatically from all the other mere hills that surround it on all sides. The mountain is an important watershed for Sri Lanka's four main rivers, including the country's longest river, known as the Mahaveli Ganga. The sources of all these rivers are found on the lower slopes of the mountain and are fed by the abundant rains that fall upon it.

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Sri Lankan people and a lot of visitors climb this mountain during the pilgrimage season, which starts on the Duruthu Poya day in January and continues until the Vesak Poya day in May. Traditionally a lot of people begin to climb the mountain at night because they like to reach the top in time for dawn, which gives a chance of seeing the most beautiful and extraordinary views free from the cloud as well as a chance a glimpsing the peak’s enigmatic shadow.

When we talk about the history of this mountain, below I added one of the best articles that I found on the internet.

Many believe that King Valagambhu was the first to discover the footprint at the mountain summit in the 1st century BCE. The king had been exiled from his throne to the forest wilderness for 14 years and had been led to the mountain summit by a deity disguised as a stag, where he stumbled across the footprint. The historical accounts suggest that Adam’s peak has been paid homage to by pilgrims and royalty alike, from a great variety of countries and religions, for at least a thousand years.

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I climbed this mountain 6 times. This is one of my favorite places in Sri Lanka. Still, I would like to go to this place more and more. Here I attached some photos that I captured during my visit.

Top of the mountain. Captured by me

While climbing the mountain. Captured by me

Sunrise in the morning. Captured by me

Thank you... That's all. Hope you enjoyed it.
Thank you very much @girolamomarotta for organizing this event.
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