{"id":64458,"date":"2021-05-14T07:28:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T07:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=64458"},"modified":"2021-05-14T07:28:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T07:28:24","slug":"where-butterflies-die-by-des-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/where-butterflies-die-by-des-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;WHERE BUTTERFLIES DIE&#8221; \u2013 By Des Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #008080;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>\u00a0&#8220;WHERE BUTTERFLIES DIE&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">By Des Kelly<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uPcBU9bCSAM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The subject of another beautiful Sri Lankan song I have recorded. This superb article and scenic memories will doubtlessly be enjoyed by many thousands of our Ceylonese people\u00a0 (as I like to call them), all over the World.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sri Pada&#8217; samanala kanda\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">pene&#8217;, (you see Sri pade&#8217;, the butterfly mountain), is the opening line of the song which explains that, in addition to it being the mountain on which is reputed to have the footprint of either Adam (as in Adam&#8217;s peak), or Lord Buddha, depending on which religion you belong to, is also the final resting place of millions of Sri Lankas beautiful butterflies, who fly there to simply connect with this sacred place and die. It is a mountain range that offers the most glorious scenic views, not only from it&#8217;s apex, but all around, and I feel so proud to be able to present it to everyone via eLanka, our main website, in Australia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29821 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Desmond-Kelly-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"178\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Desmond Kelly.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">(Editor-in-Chief) eLanka.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #0000ff;\">Sri Pada: sublimity of nature\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Text &amp; pix by Mahil Wijesinghe<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-64459 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sunrise-over-the-Sri-Pada-mountain-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise over the Sri Pada mountain\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-image-caption-large field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sunrise over the Sri Pada mountain range seen through Kelani Ganga at dawn in Hanwella<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/2021\/01\/03\/features\/sri-pada-sublimity-nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sundayobserver<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">January is a chilly and refreshing month in most parts of Sri Lanka. In the lowlands it is cool both, day and night. In the Central highlands, especially in Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains, the temperature averages 57.7F, and at night there may even be frost. January is at the tail-end of the North East Monsoon and therefore very little rain may be experienced. This is the season when pilgrims trek to Sri Pada (Adam\u2019s Peak), which goes on till May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/sites\/default\/files\/news\/2021\/01\/02\/z_p20-Sri-Pada2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Sri Pada, Samanala Kanda or Adam\u2019s Peak is venerated as a place of worship due to its association with the Buddha\u2019s visit to the summit in 6th century BC. Sri Pada means sacred footprint at the top of a 7,400 feet high mountain and is considered a unique place of worship the world over. Visitors from all parts of the world visit Sri Pada to ascend the mountain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Samanala Kanda<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Earlier it was called Samanala Kanda, that is, \u2018Saman\u2019s Hill.\u2019 Before Buddhism was introduce to the island, the deity Saman had been regarded as supreme in the island. The clouds of yellow butterflies that converge on the mountain every year are also called samanalayo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">As a place of pilgrimage, the summit received royal patronage during the days of Vijayabahu I (1055-1110 AD). There were three main routes leading to the summit. One was through Gileemalaya, the Rajarata route was through Ginigathena and the third was from the Uva.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/sites\/default\/files\/news\/2021\/01\/02\/z_p20-Sri-Pada3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>The king had developed all three routes and provided facilities to bhikkhus and to pilgrims and established many resting places en route. This is recorded in the Ambagamuwa inscription of the monarch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Several other rulers followed this example in providing facilities for the pilgrims: some of them scaling the summit themselves for worship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Mention should be made of Nissankamalla (1187-1196 AD),Vijayabahu III (1232-1235 AD), Parakramabahu II (1236-1270 AD), Wickramabahu IV (1336-1373 AD), Wimaladharmasuriya II (1687-1707 AD) and Narendrasinghe (1707-1730 AD).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">King Rajasingha I (1581-1593 AD) of Sitawaka entrusted the custody of Sri Pada to the Saivites after embracing Hinduism. This arrangement changed with his death and custody was re-vested with the Buddhist bhikkhus. This tradition has continued and is observed to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The earlier practice of appointing a leading bhikkhu as the custodian of Sri Pada by the king has been changed to elect a bhikkhu as the trustee by a limited electorate of chief bhikkhus of the Vihara in the Sabaragamuwa Province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The Buddhists of Sri Lanka consider Sri Pada (Samantakuta) as the fourth important shrine in their reckoning of 16 places hallowed by the Buddha\u2019s visit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">According to the Mahawamsa, the Gautama Buddha himself placed the impression of his foot on a gem-studded stone on the summit at the invitation of Deity Sumana Saman during his third visit to the island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Muslims and Christians refer to Sri Pada as Adam\u2019s Peak and Hindus believe the footprint is that of Siva.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Hence, it is evident that followers of all major religions in the country ascend the summit to worship the footprint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">It was Suleiman (850 AD), an Arab writer, who first referred to this spot as Adam\u2019s Peak, as the mountain of the first human being. The Chinese traveller, Bhikkhu Fa-Hsein visited the peak and Ibn Batuta, a traveller who had ascended the mountain as a pilgrim had written an account of the summit in circa. 1344.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Prof. Senarath Paranavitana, renowned archaeologist, in his account of \u2018The God of Adam\u2019s Peak\u2019 summarises the significance of Sri Pada as a place of worship in the following terms:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Fascination<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">\u201cThe fascination of this mountain to those who admire the grandeur and the sublimity of nature continues to be as great as ever and the pilgrims of three different faiths counting millions of adherents continue to ascend the mountain, year after year, during the season that is most suitable for the purpose.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Sri Pada can be reached by travelling along the Ratnapura \u2013 Palabaddala road to Gileemalaya where the climb begins along a footpath. This is considered as the ancient route to Sri Pada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In addition, there are other slightly shorter routes through Maskeliya via the Dalhousie Estate, which begins at a much higher elevation and is a much easier ascent of about seven kilometres.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The other routes are along the Kuruwita-Eratna Road and Wewelwatte. The peak is 2,243 metres high and is the fifth highest mountain in the country. It is the source of four major rivers \u2013 Mahaweli, Kelani, Kalu and Walawe. Generally, tens of thousands of pilgrims make the journey every year, and most of them climb at night up a staircase illuminated by electric lamps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Many ambalamas (pilgrim\u2019 rests) and refreshment stalls located along the way make the climb easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Those who reach the summit by dawn witness an almost supernatural spectacle: the magnified, triangular shadow of the peak itself superimposed on the awakening countryside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Unique traditions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Adam\u2019s Peak pilgrims follow many unique traditions in their ascent. It is customary for first-time climbers to pile great turbans of white cloth on their heads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">On the main routes, the Indikatupahana (place of the needle) demands the devout pilgrims to stop and fling a threaded needle into a shrub by the side of the path, making a spot where the Buddha is said to have paused to mend a tear on his robe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">At the summit, a bell clangs unceasingly, reverently rung by the old and the young alike, to signify a pilgrimage completed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Whatever your faith and no matter which path you choose, ascending this sacred mountain is a must for Sri Lankans and a remarkable experience for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">But this time, the pilgrims to Sri Pada must adhere strictly to the Covid-19 health regulations imposed by the health authorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;WHERE BUTTERFLIES DIE&#8221; \u2013 By Des Kelly \u00a0 \u00a0 The subject of another beautiful Sri Lankan song I have recorded. 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