Buddhist pilgrims climbs the 2245m (7242ft) high mountain to honor the legendary footprint of Buddha. an oversized range of pilgrims visit Adam's Peak each year. The word Sri Pada means that "holy footprint". it's a holy for four major religions For Buddhist it's foot print of Lord Buddha, For Christians and Muslims it's the foot prints of Adam once he was sent on earth, for Hindus the mountain is named "Shivas Peak". All of the religions pay their respect or atleast create the journey to climb the mountain for the sake of achieving the spirit of a holy mountain. Portuguese Christians believed St Thomas and therefore the castrate of Candace, queen of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The footstep is roofed by a handsome roof, and is guarded by the monks of an expensive religious residence half-way up the mountain, United Nations agency maintain a shrine on the summit of the height. The mountain is most frequently scaled from Decem