President Murmu offers prayers at Sabarimala hill shrine

President Murmu headed to the Sabarimala temple in a convoy of six Gurkha emergency four-wheel drive vehicles along the Swamy Ayyappan temple, opting against the traditional route of walking up the hill. She was received at the temple by the chief priest Kandaru Mahesh Mohanaru and walked up the ‘pathinettampadi’ (holy 18 steps) before offering prayers to the deity