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Pilgrimages To Historical Sacred Places Of Worship |
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Many tourists travel to Sri Lanka on pilgrimages. A pilgrimage is traditionally a visit to a place of some religious or historical significance. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority offers attractive packages for visitors wishing to engage on specific pilgrimages. Popular pilgrimages include;
Anuradhapura [Wiki] is a central Buddhist Holy City, holding many temples and Stupa. The city offers pilgrims a religious encounter and nice experience.
Kataragama [Wiki] is a popular place of pilgrimage for the Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and indigenous Vedda communities of Sri Lanka and South India. The God Muruga is the main deity of worship.
Adam’s Peak [Wiki] is a 2,243 meters (7,359 ft) tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well-known for the Sri Pada a "sacred footprint", a 1.8 m rock formation near the summit, in Buddhist tradition held to be the footprint of Lord Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Shiva and in Muslim tradition that of Adam.
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