Pilgrimage of Siripada 🙏🌼💥
BBC News, Sin The Siripa pilgrimage season, which begins with the Unduwap Poya, ends with the next Vesak Poya. Therefore, the period from May to December is called 'Avaraya'. Since the 2020 pilgrimage to the feet of the Buddha was restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year many people, regardless of age, are going to the feet of the Buddha with great enthusiasm. Buddhist devotees as well as local and foreign pilgrims gather to pay homage to the Sripada, which is believed to be the site of the left footprint of Gautama Buddha. Every year, the Siripa pilgrimage begins with the Unduwap Poya festival, after the relic casket and the statue of Lord Saman are carried from the Sri Pada Rajamaha Viharaya in Galpotthawal. The procession, which starts from the Rajamaha Viharaya, Pelmadulla and proceeds to Udamaluwa via Nallathanniya, is the longest in Sri Lanka. It passes through four districts of Ratnapura, Colombo, Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya, belonging to three provinces: ...