Ancient eco-friendly pilgrimage brings modern threats to Sri Lanka wildnerness

Mongabay
Jul 1, 2025, 7:55 am144 pts
Kataragama, SRI LANKA — For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, following a sacred route to a fabled shrine in Kataragama in the deep south, in what is popularly known as a pilgrimage on foot, or Pada Yatra. What began as an…

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