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Ancient eco-friendly pilgrimage brings modern threats to Sri Lanka wildnerness (news.mongabay.com)
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  • The centuries-old Pada Yatra is a spiritual pilgrimage on foot that takes devotees through two major national parks in Sri Lanka, originally undertaken by Hindu devotees.
  • Over time, it started to attract followers of other faiths, but many now join it as an adventure hike, raising concerns about the erosion of its spiritual essence and environment consciousness.
  • Participation in the Pada Yatra has surged, with more than 31,000 pilgrims making the 20-day journey in 2024, and this year, this number was reached within the first seven days, raising serious concerns about increasing numbers and increasing environmental issues.
  • Despite waste management efforts, the growing numbers of attendees are contributing to pollution and environmental degradation, like the impacts seen at Adam’s Peak in Sri Lanka’s Peak Wilderness, where people leave a trail of environmental destruction.

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[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Anyone know if this has any connection to settler colonialism in Eelam? Is this caused by the influx of settlers or unrelated is what I mean.