Adam s peak short essay

A large number of pilgrims visit Adam's Peak every year. The word Sri Pada means "holy footprint". It is a holy place for 4 major religions For Buddhist it is foot print of Lord Buddha, For Christians and Muslims it is the foot prints of Adam when he was sent on earth, for Hindus the mountain is called "Shivas Peak".

A view of Adam's peak from Maskeliya during sunset. For Buddhists, the footprint mark is the left foot of the Buddha, left behind when Buddha visited Sri Lanka, as a symbol for worship at the invitation of Buddhist God Saman. Tamil Hindus consider it as the footprint of Lord Shiva.

Adam’s Peak is the fourth highest mountain with the height of 2244m and is located 40km northeast of Ratnapura district of Sri Lanka. This mount is also named as the sacred mountain as the footprints of the Lord Buddha and still there are millions of people came here every year to pay tribute to the lord Buddha arrival.

Apart from the religious attraction for Mount Sri Pada (Adam's Peak), a number of tourists visit it for its geographical position it took almost 5 hours to reach the top. A rich biodiversity exists near this mountain where a number of forests and hills awaits you.