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Sri Lanka. Adams Peak or Sri Pada

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Adam's Peak; Sinhalese Samanalakanda - "butterfly mountain", Tamil Sivanolipatha Malai - is a 2,243 metres (7,359 ft) tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well-known for the Sri Pada "sacred footprint", a 1.8 m rock formation near the summit, in Buddhist tradition held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Shiva and in Muslim tradition that of Adam.

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  • View of Adams Peak from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Early morning.
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  • Colombo at dawn. Early morning views from Colombo. Adams peak is visible in the distance. Sri Lanka
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  • Colombo at dawn. Early morning views from Colombo. Adams peak is visible in the distance. Sri Lanka
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  • Adams Peak, known locally as Sri Pada, is the mountain sacred to Buddhist's and site of an annual pilgrimage. The Peak has a rock which they say has an imprint of the of the Buddha's foot.
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  • Adams Peak, known locally as Sri Pada, is the mountain sacred to Buddhist's and site of an annual pilgrimage. The Peak has a rock which they say has an imprint of the of the Buddha's foot.
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  • Sri Lanka. Adams Peak, known locally as Sri Pada, is the mountain sacred to Buddhist's and site of an annual pilgrimage. The Peak has a rock which they say has an imprint of the of the Buddha's foot.
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  • Sri Lanka. Adams Peak, known locally as Sri Pada, is the mountain sacred to Buddhist's and site of an annual pilgrimage. The Peak has a rock which they say has an imprint of the of the Buddha's foot.
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  • Adams peak seen from Horton Plains.
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  • Sri Lanka. Horton Plains National Park.  It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands This is a key wildlife area. Species found here include Leopard, Sambar and the endemic Purple-faced Langur. All highland endemic birds are found here, including Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler. Yellow-eared Bulbul and Black-throated Munia are widespread throughout the highlands.The park also has a well-visited tourist attraction at World's End, a sheer precipice with a 1,050 m drop. The return walk passes the scenic Baker Falls.
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  • Adams Peak. Sri Pada. Sri Lanka
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  • Adams Peak. Sri Pada. Sri Lanka
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  • Sri Lanka. Adams Peak, known locally as Sri Pada, is the mountain sacred to Buddhist's and site of an annual pilgrimage. The Peak has a rock which they say has an imprint of the of the Buddha's foot.
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