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Seruwila to Sri Pada pilgrim route

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Seruwila to Sri Pada is an Ancient pilgrim route associated with Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. It comprises 11 locations, including the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy. They are located in the Mahaweli river valleys, which have been accessible since ancient times from the sea port of Seruwila. The route culminates at the Sri Pada, Adam’s Peak, where a "sacred footprint" is found, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Hanuman or Shiva, and in some Islamic and Christian traditions that of Adam, or that of St. Thomas.

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Seruwila to Sri Pada (Sacred Foot Print Shrine), Ancient pilgrim route along the Mahaweli river in Sri Lanka (ID: 5531)
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On tentative list 2010 Site history
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2010: Added to Tentative List
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First published: 02/03/19.

Michael anak Kenyalang

Seruwila to Sri Pada pilgrim route

Seruwila to Sri Pada pilgrim route (On tentative list)

I visited in August 2017. I've read quite a lot of reviews saying that it's raining season, mating season for animals and off season where the temple of footprint is closed. But I decided to go simply because the Peak Wilderness Sanctuary is a part of WHS and set it as a goal to reach the top.

We started off late at 4am expecting not to see the sunrise because we saw the peak was surrounded by cloud the day before and knew that there won't be any sunrise. We also started light only with our rain jackets, a bottle of of water that we barely drink due to the rain, and our smartphone as torchlight as there's no light on the road.

We spot no animals on the way but heard a lot of frogs croaking from the bushes. It was raining and foggy. Our sport shoes got wet quickly but it didn't affect much of the ascent. The climb was not so hard as there are proper stairs either made of rocks or concrete. When we're half way up we already saw some hikers coming down. We've been told there's no sunrise and the temple is locked. It didn't bother us much as we already knew that and our main goal was just to reach the top.

We arrived at the top at around 7:30am and found it really foggy, and the temple was closed. While we're taking photos from the gap of the gate, …

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