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 Sabarimala
is one pilgrimage destination in Kerala, India that
does not discriminate between devotees belonging to
different castes, creeds or color. What it does call
for from its devotees in India and abroad is a return
to austerity and reenactment of penance. Penance that
Sabari endured in order to meet Lord Ram and be able
to worship and feed him like the people belonging to
upper 'refined' caste could.
Set atop the rugged topography and evergreen forest
of Western Ghats, the village of Sabarimala is home
to the holy shrine dedicated to Lord Ayyappa.
Pilgrimage destinations to visit on your travel to
Sabarimala:
Sabarimala Temple
Named after Sabari, the temple is devoted to the reverence
of Lord Ayyappa. Worshipped by the Kerala Hindus, Sabarimala
Temple, South India hosts many festivals and religious
ceremonies including Sabarimala Temple Festival, Mandal
Puja and Makar Sankranti Puja. The devotees have to
dress down in a modest dhoti and carry a small basket
of offerings on their heads. The bundle contains coconut
filled with ghee, camphor and rice and is known as 'Iru
Mudi' that literally means two-folds.
Barefoot and undergoing self-imposed harsh living conditions,
devotees of Lord Ayyappa negotiate the last 18 steps
of the temple with unflinching dedication to reach the
Neeli hills summit and offer their prayers to Lord Ayyappa.
The three day long journey, through the rugged and thickly
forested hill slopes, comes to an exalting end where
penance gives way to acceptance.
South India Pilgrimage Travel should include:
 Travel
to Guruvayoor
Travel
to Madurai
Travel
to Puttaparthi
Travel
to Rameshwaram
Travel
to Sabarimala
Travel
to Tirupati
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