Imagine pilgrims to Sri Pada – also referred to as Samanala Kanda, the abode of God Saman, and Adam's Peak – climbing Sri Lanka's fifth highest mountain (2243 metres) using hand made fire torches. The climb was pretty strenuous, so much so that most devotees used to treat it as their final journey. Often before they embarked on the journey, they indicated how their wealth should be distributed if they failed to return!