According to a human rights activist in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo, freedom of movement for the country's Tamil minority has been one of the major casualties of the war. During the present situation, the Tamil people don't like to go out. Sivagurunathan said fear of arrest and detention has put a dent in the number of Hindu pilgrims to Kataragama and Sri Pada, also known as Adam's Peak. Sri Pada is the country's other major pilgrimage destination where some Buddhists believe Buddha left his footprint, some Hindus hold that Lord Shiva left his and some Christians and Muslims claim that Adam left. While Sivagurunathan, a Tamil, agreed the war was not religious in nature, he said Buddhism enjoyed a far more privileged position than the country's other faiths, especially Hinduism.
Hindu priests have only one duty.
That is to pray to the gods on behalf of the layman. Indeed, members of Rama Krishna, a Hindu peace organization in Colombo, declined to be interviewed for this article. Hideki said the values enshrined in the holy site may hold the seeds for peace.