Sri Lanka’s most sacred mountain peak – a solitary conical summit at 2,243 metres topped by a sacred footprint enshrined in a temple that draws Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, and Muslim pilgrims in an extraordinary interfaith convergence every year during the pilgrimage season from December to April. The night climb to the summit, arriving for a sunrise that illuminates the plains below and casts the mountain’s perfect triangular shadow across the clouds, is one of the most genuinely moving experiences available on any Sri Lanka itinerary – spiritual significance entirely aside.
