Adam’s Peak

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Adam's Peak, site of the Sri Pada

Adam's Peak, Sri Lanka

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Adam’s Peak: Media

mountain, Sri Lanka

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Adam's Peak, site of the Sri Pada

Adam's Peak, site of the Sri Pada

Adam's Peak, Sri Lanka, which is the site of the Sri Pada (“Sacred Footprint”).

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Adam's Peak, Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak, Sri Lanka

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