The words 'Adam's Peak' have been spray painted over in black on the signage leading to Samanalakanda.
Samanalakanda is known for the 'Shri Pada', i.e., 'sacred footprint'- a rock formation near the summit, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Shiva and in Islamic and Christian tradition that of Adam.
Samanalakanda is known for the 'Shri Pada', i.e., 'sacred footprint'- a rock formation near the summit, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Shiva and in Islamic and Christian tradition that of Adam.
The vandals are believed to be the two men photographed in the image below:
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