<p>Pathanamthitta: Two Kasaragod natives undertook a gruelling 8,000 kilometre and 223-days long journey by foot from north India to the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala here with prayers for world peace, a Travancore Devaswom Board said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Sanathkumar Nayak and Sampathkumar Shetty, who hail from Ramdas Nagar in Kasaragod district, left for Badrinath from Kerala on May 26, 2024, by train.</p>.<p>From there, they filled up their 'irumudi kattu' (the traditional bundle a devotee brings to the Lord Ayyappa shrine) and set off on foot for Sabarimala on June 3, TDB said in a release.</p>.'Thiruvabharana' procession to reach Sabarimala on January 14.<p>During their journey, they visited various pilgrimage centres and temples, including four monasteries established by Shankaracharya, and reached Sannidhanam via Ayodhya, Ujjain, Dwarka, Puri, Jagannath, Rameshwaram, Achankovil and Erumeli.</p>.<p>They stayed at various temples, ate local fare or cooked their own food as they walked 8,000 kilometres to reach the hill-top shrine.</p>.<p>On arriving at Sabarimala on Saturday, they were welcomed with 'chukku vellam' (water infused with dried ginger) by special officer Praveen and assistant special officer Gopakumar, the release said. </p>
<p>Pathanamthitta: Two Kasaragod natives undertook a gruelling 8,000 kilometre and 223-days long journey by foot from north India to the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala here with prayers for world peace, a Travancore Devaswom Board said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Sanathkumar Nayak and Sampathkumar Shetty, who hail from Ramdas Nagar in Kasaragod district, left for Badrinath from Kerala on May 26, 2024, by train.</p>.<p>From there, they filled up their 'irumudi kattu' (the traditional bundle a devotee brings to the Lord Ayyappa shrine) and set off on foot for Sabarimala on June 3, TDB said in a release.</p>.'Thiruvabharana' procession to reach Sabarimala on January 14.<p>During their journey, they visited various pilgrimage centres and temples, including four monasteries established by Shankaracharya, and reached Sannidhanam via Ayodhya, Ujjain, Dwarka, Puri, Jagannath, Rameshwaram, Achankovil and Erumeli.</p>.<p>They stayed at various temples, ate local fare or cooked their own food as they walked 8,000 kilometres to reach the hill-top shrine.</p>.<p>On arriving at Sabarimala on Saturday, they were welcomed with 'chukku vellam' (water infused with dried ginger) by special officer Praveen and assistant special officer Gopakumar, the release said. </p>