Sabarimala: The 74-year-old Malikapuram from Tamil Nadu prayed for the first time 24 years ago that: 'Bless me Lord Ayyappa to visit you again the next year'. The prayer was paid off. She then visited the Sabarimala 24 years continuously without any break.
Seethalakshmi, who lives in Jawaharnagar, Jyothinagar in Tamil Nadu's Arkkonam district, has been coming to Sabarimala for 24 years from the age of 50 years.
During the Sabarimala Pilgrimage in1994-95, the pendant wearing ceremony was held for Gopalakrishnan, the son of Seethalakshmi at her home. The power went off suddenly, as darkness spread around, Guru Swamy threw the pendant. But the pendant did not fall on the neck of Gopalakrishnan, but on the neck of her mother Seethalakshmi. Seethalakshmi believed that it is Lord Ayyappa who made this happen.
Since then she is coming to Sabarimala for 24 years and is expecting to complete the silver jubilee next year.
She is happy with the current pilgrimage season. She is in all praise for the police who are looking after the devotees and guiding them with great care. Drinking water, food, and toilet facilities are quite satisfactory, she said.
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