<p>A 29-year-old Ayyappa devotee from Tamil Nadu, who was on his way to the Lord Ayyappa temple here for darshan, died due to suspected heart attack on Tuesday morning, police said.</p>.<p>The deceased man was identified as Matheswaran, a native of Anna Nagar of the neighboring state.</p>.<p>"He developed uneasiness while trekking Neelimala, one of the sacred hills to reach the forest shrine, and was declared brought dead at the Sannidhanam hospital here," they said.</p>.<p>Heart attack was suspected to be the reason for the young pilgrim's death and it could be confirmed only after the post mortem, they added.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the Sabarimala shrine, where the annual mandalam-makaravilakku pilgrimage is underway, is witnessing heavy rush for the last one week. Besides the devotees from Kerala, a large number of pilgrims from neighboring Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka are flocking to the shrine to offer prayers.</p>
<p>A 29-year-old Ayyappa devotee from Tamil Nadu, who was on his way to the Lord Ayyappa temple here for darshan, died due to suspected heart attack on Tuesday morning, police said.</p>.<p>The deceased man was identified as Matheswaran, a native of Anna Nagar of the neighboring state.</p>.<p>"He developed uneasiness while trekking Neelimala, one of the sacred hills to reach the forest shrine, and was declared brought dead at the Sannidhanam hospital here," they said.</p>.<p>Heart attack was suspected to be the reason for the young pilgrim's death and it could be confirmed only after the post mortem, they added.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the Sabarimala shrine, where the annual mandalam-makaravilakku pilgrimage is underway, is witnessing heavy rush for the last one week. Besides the devotees from Kerala, a large number of pilgrims from neighboring Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka are flocking to the shrine to offer prayers.</p>