Adam’s Peak is one of Sri Lanka’s most revered religious sites and one of the most extraordinary mountain pilgrimages in Asia. The 2,243-metre summit is sacred to Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Christians and each has their own interpretation of the sacred footprint-shaped depression at the peak. The pilgrimage season runs from December to May and the dawn views from the summit – with the peak casting a perfect triangular shadow across the clouds below – are among the most remarkable in Sri Lanka.