The portals of the Lord Ayappa temple in Sabrimala opened for devotees for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku festivals, marking the beginning of the two-month long annual pilgrimage season.
More than 2.5 lakh pilgrims have visited Lord Ayappa Temple at Sabrimala in Kerala s Pathanamthitta district in the first six days of the ongoing pilgrimage season, said Kerala Devaswom Department Minister K Radhakrishnan on Wednesday.