Sri Pada - that the official name of the mountain, which combines four world religions and 4 titles.

height of the mountain is 224 meters above sea level.

It was on this mountain, the year of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims flock. At the top of the hill is a unique sanctuary - footprint, to which believers are willing to touch his lips from around the world.

Sri Pada means "holy footprints'. According to Buddhism, the Buddha left his mark on the mountain. Hindus call this mountain Shrivan adipate, which literally means "cosmic dance of Shiva." They argue that this should be left to the supreme god Shiva. The name "Adam Peak," Hill gave the Portuguese, but it has a Muslim background. According to Muslims, the trail on the mountain belongs to Adam, who in this place first set foot on the ground. But Christians claim that the trail on the mountain belongs to St. Thomas - the Apostle, who preached in southern India.

pilgrims visiting the mountain for about six months of the year, namely from December to May. The rest of the year because of rain, climbing the mountain is extremely dangerous to life.

In the first rays of the sun through the morning mist, a shadow of mountains bordered by iridescent glow, and on himself after having a holy extraordinary mirages. That's why most of the pilgrims climb the mountain will not during the day and night. To do this, on the hill built special steps, which are illuminated lamps.

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