The 70 days Sabarimala pilgrimage season started on Thursday, with thousands of believers flocking to the holy destination of Sabarimala in Kerala. Sabarimala is home to the famous Ayyappa Temple and is one of the major Hindu pilgrimage destination in South India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Ayyappa Temple and is located in the District of Pathanamthitta and under the Taluk of Ranni.
Sabarimala is surrounded by Jungles and the famous river Pamba originates from here. People from all over India visits this holy destination and those who visit this pilgrimage center needs to follow a 41 day penance (Vritham). When the penance starts they will wear a garland made of Rudraksha or Tulasi beads and stays away from non vegetarian foods, alcohol, sex, use of tobacco etc. Hair cuttings and shavings are also not done under this period and the devotees wear black, blue or saffron colored clothing.
There is also a forest route via Erumely where the devotees reach Sabarimala by foot and this is one of the most toughest things. They are prone to dangers such as attack from wild animals, bad roads, lack of amenities etc. But in order to make their pilgrimage a successful one, most of the devotees take this route. The others take the help of other routes which are suited for transportation.
Since Sabarimala comes under my Village's jurisdiction, there would be a steady increase in road traffic for the next 2 months and as a results more accidents would surface. Most of the vehicles comes from other states and they are not aware about the landscape and roads that lead to Sabarimala. Most of these roads are through the hills and their are many dangerous bends, hair pin curves etc which results in major accidents every year.
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