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A Pilgrimage at Full Moon (Poya)

March 4th 2013
24th Feb – You might be wondering why we got up at 2am!? It was because we were going to climb Adam’s Peak. It was so busy because everybody wanted to see the sunrise. Also they think Buddha came down to earth from there, You aren’t a Buddhist if you haven’t climbed the mountain. We got halfway up and it took 5-hours so we decided to go back. There was a problem because people were comi ... read more
Asia » Sri Lanka » Central Province » Hatton

Sri Lankan Flag The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more
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