Sri Padasthanaya

 Sri Padasthanaya


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Sri Padasthanaya (Adams Peak) is a Buddhist shrine built in and around Siri Pathula(Load Budas Footprint), located at the mouth of the Samanalakanda mountain. Sripada Kanda is located in the central hills of the Ratnapura district of the Sabaragamuwa Province. It is 2243 meters high.

The mountain is located in the southern reaches of the Central Highlands in the Ratnapura District and Nuwara Eliya District of the Sabaragamuwa Province and Central Province —lying about 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Ratnapura and 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Hatton. The surrounding region is largely forested hills, with no mountain of comparable size nearby. The region along the mountain is a wildlife reserve, housing many species varying from elephants to leopards, and including many endemic species.

Adam's Peak is important as a watershed. The districts to the south and the east of Adam's Peak yield precious stones—emeralds, rubies and sapphires, for which the island has been famous, and which earned for it the ancient name of Ratnadvipa.[3]

Adam's Peak is the source of three major rivers in Sri Lanka: Kelani River, Walawe River, and the Kalu Ganga (river).






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