A team of devotees come from Czech Republic visits Sabarimala

 The 36-member delegation from the Czech Republic arrived at Sannidhanam to have the darshan of the Lord Ayyappan. The group was led by Thomas Pfeiffer. At eight o'clock in the morning, they reached Sannidhanam. After the darshan, they were received by the Malikappuram chief priest MS Parameshwaran Namboodiri. The team had 22 Malikappuram and 14 Ayyappans. The delegation arrived in Chennai on December 26 and visited various temples in Tamil Nadu including Mahabalipuram, Chidambaram, Thanjavur, Thiruvannamalai, Kumbakonam, Tiruchi, Palani, Sathuragiri, Rameswaram Madurai and Thirunallar. They said they wanted to have Sabarimala Darshan in the coming years as well. The team is led by Palani Swamy from Chidambaram.