I have been to sabarimala about 8 times and am a believer of Lord ayyappan. i had the opportunity to visit a hill plantation named Pachhakanam which borders kerala dn TN. it is at this place i was taken to a tribal hillock which faces the shrine of Sabarimala and as the crow flies, it is about 5 kms from the hill side view.I was told that on the makara sankaranthi day, the nambudiri from he sabarimala shrine is present at this place which is better known as ponnambala medu and exactly at the pre-fixed time, deepa aradhanai takes place in the temple and the tribals in this hill area, celebrate their harvest with a torch and hold it high with the help of bamboos which is seen as jyothi from the temple! i could not believe this but the truth is this, as told by the people around this place.I would beg excuse if i have hurt the sentiments through this column. Let the truth be known and the priests at sabarimala know this pretty well.
raju kayesare@gmail.com
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