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SABARIMALA, the pilgrim centre
Sabarimala
is 72 km from Pathanamthitta town, 191 km from Thiruvananthapuram,
210 km from Kochi (Cochin). Among the most famous
pilgrim centres of India, Sabarimala is situated on
the Western Ghats. Altitude is 914 mts. From Pamba,
4 km away, the route has to be trekked. The temple
is dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, the god of trekkers.
He was, according to the legend, the son of a Pandalam
king who dared to trek to the forests to fetch leopard
milk to cure his mother of her stomach pain. Nov-Jan
is the pilgrim season. One may carry light woollens.
A religious-minded visitor observes 41 days' rituals
before going on the pilgrimmage to Sabarimala. Girls
and women between 10 and 50 years of age are not allowed
entry. Tiruvalla (102 km) is the nearest rail station.(DETAILS)
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