Sabarimala or Mount Sabari is located at a height of 3,000 meters above the sea level and is a special Hindu pilgrimage dedicated to Lord Ayyappan. Pilgrimage tours with Kerala Travel Tourism to Sabarimala will open up a peaceful and tranquil haven nestled in the green Sahayadri hills in Kerala, South India. Kerala Travel Tourism takes you to Sabarimala where the presiding deity is Lord Ayyappan, who according to religious texts and legend meditates atop the Sabari hill with his two wives for the benefit of humanity.

Sabarimala pilgrimage tours consist of long hill treks with beads of rudraksha dangling on your neck. You feel a sense of positivity and spiritual upliftment envelop you as you trek closer to the abode of Lord Ayyappan. In fact Sabarimala pilgrimage tours are considered as tours to heaven. All pilgrims, irrespective of social status, creed or caste are welcome at the yogic abode of Lord Ayyappan.

Women over the age of 50, men and girls below the age of 10 are allowed to go on Sabarimala pilgrimage tours. Young girls are not allowed to enter the temple as it is believed that the Lord sits in a meditative and pure state on Mount Sabari. Devotees undertake a 41-day rigorous fast to prepare themselves for Sabarimala pilgrimages. Most devotees carry ghee in coconut shells as offering to the lord.

The temple is reached by climbing a flight of 18 steps covered in gold. These 18 steps signify different aspects of human nature like intelligence, anger, the 5 senses, etc. One who crosses these 18 steps is said to have attained "Punyadarshanam". In January every year, thousands of devotees gather at Sabarimala to view the "Makaravilaku" or divine flame that is visible during one particular day of the Makara star. When dusk falls, a small flame arises in a distance, between two hills just opposite the temple. The temple comes alive with the praises of the Lord filling the air.

How to Reach Sabarimala, Kerala
By Air
There are two airports that are near this pilgrimage at Trivandrum (170 kilometers) and Cochin (200 kilometers).
By Rail
The nearest railway station is at Kottayam and Chengannur.
By Road
The pilgrimage is well connected to Kerala by a wide network of roads.