Sri Lanka’s Adam’s Peak Wilderness sanctuary, recording the island’s highest biodiversity, continues to face multiple threats due to a pilgrimage that draws a large crowd. During the pilgrimage season ...

Hiking up Adam's Peak to see the sacred footprint near the summit at sunrise is a popular pilgrimage The journey to get there is an ordeal that requires devotion Ahead of me, a trail of lights snakes ...

IT WAS THE MOUNTAIN of a million yawns. All over the flagstone stairway, people slumbered in various uncomfortable positions. Some huddled in groups, their heads on their arms. Others sat on benches, ...