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Sripadaya Only mountain in the world that receives benefactions and veneration of devotees belonging to different faiths. This is 2,243 m tall. It is well known for the Sri Pada, i.e., "sacred footprint", a 1.8 m rock formation near the summit, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be footprint of Buddha. Portuguese Christians believed St Thomas and the eunuch of Candace, queen of Ethiopia. THE SEASON THE MOUNTAIN IS MOST OFTEN SCALED FROM DECEMBER TO MAY. DURING OTHER MONTHS IT IS HARD TO CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN DUE TO VERY HEAVY RAIN, EXTREME WIND, AND THICK MIST. THE PEAK PILGRIMAGE SEASON IS IN APRIL, AND THE GOAL IS TO BE ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN AT SUNRISE, WHEN THE DISTINCTIVE SHAPE OF THE MOUNTAIN CASTS A TRIANGULAR SHADOW ON THE SURROUNDING PLAIN AND CAN BE SEEN TO MOVE QUICKLY DOWNWARD AS THE SUN RISES. THEMPLE OF THE TOOTH A Brief History of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a world-renowned place of worship, where the left Cani