A meditative hike via the central highlands of Sri Lanka

A distinctly Sri Lankan soundtrack echoes via the valley. On one facet, the chanting of the monks from Kandy’s latest temple, Sandagiri Maha Seya, whose gleaming white dome shines like a beacon amidst the dense vegetation of the Hanthana hills. Alternatively, the distorted notes of Beethovens For Eliselowered to a jingle and adopted because the…