“Sri Pada” aka “Samanala Kanda” (Butterfly Mountain), due to swarms of butterflies surround this beautiful area.
Location - Sabaragamuwa Province , In the Central Hills, Sri Lanka.
Apex of Peak - 2243m.
Land Spread - 22280 hectares.
This location with tropical forest being declared as a Sanctuary since 25th Oct 1940.
This location is situated between Nuwara Eliya and Rathnapura.
Historical Information :-
There are so many Stone Inscriptions ( Sellipi) describes that Kings have visited this location. It was mentioned in "Mahavanshaya / Deepavanshaya / Chulavanshaya / Rajavaliya / Samanta-Kuta Wamanava. In the Era of Damba Deni.
There are so many Traditional Customs :-
bathing from the Seetha Gangula which is water fall.
dressed in White Cloths.
Indikatu pahana is the place where we thread a needle and hang in such a manner to remember Lord buddhas journey.
Devotees would sing Folk songs to climb this difficult mountain.
There six routes to enter “Sri Pada” - Rathnapura - Palabaddala Road, Hatton Road, Eraththa Road, Nuryawatte Route, Mukuwatte Route and Malimboda Route.
To Foreigner - “Sri Pada” Actual Foot Print is close from concrete door to protect yet at some point of the year, they reveal the actual print for the viewers.
Dolosmahe pahana ( 12 Months of Lamp) Is Sacred and there are many incidence that shows the power of the lamp.
People who faint due to Cold temperature and Exhaustion will come back to normal by applying the oil of the above mentioned lamp on to there fore head.
This location is a sacred location to Sri Lanka. Please keep it clean for the future generation.
Important Notice :- For everyone when hiking this sacred mountain climb at 8.30Pm so that you all can view the out of this world Sunrise that you never experience in your life… Good luck…Cheers…
Thank you for tagging me! It sounds and looks like a beautiful place. I am sharing with other Local Guides for some time now that I would love to visit Sri Lanka some day. When did you visit this place? Please share some of your experience there as well.
I just wanted to let you know that it’s always better to add a photo in your post so that it appears better and other Local Guides can see the place they are reading about.
Hey @MoniDi well i tried adding photos yet the Safari Browser seems acting weird so i added the Link at the end for you all to check the beautiful location.
as a Sri Lankan everyone should visit this famous and mysterious location.
this location believed to be favored by the “Sumana Saman” God. And when you visit this location for the first time… you need to do few compulsory activities. So you will be safe and favored by the Gods… (On Hinduism) …
i went few days back… 8 miles from the starting location Hatton… there is another pathway which is 16km road which is build now… so it is easy to hike… this longer track is much more beautiful than the 8 mile track.
when you go for the first time you need to have a bath from the “Seethaganula waterfall” afterwards you apply slightly burned lime to cleanse. Afterwards you need to tie a knot with a white small fabric with a coin, which are both washed with turmeric mixed water. And when you climb you will Find the “Sumana saman God’s Shrine” you have tight that on the a tree close by… this is the tradition… if you do it correctly your journey will be safe in many ways…
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