The pilgrimage to Sabarimala starts on the first day of Vris

A pilgrimage is a journey that has religious or spiritual significance, often taken to a specific place that is associated with a divinity or holy personage. Pilgrims may travel alone or in a group, on foot or horseback, and the journey can involve crossing geographical, cultural, and religious boundaries. The experience is often transient, removing the pilgrim from their home environment and identity, and blending the physical and spiritual into a unified experience.
Pilgrims may undertake a pilgrimage for a variety of reasons, including: Gaining divine aid, Thanksgiving, Penance, and Demonstrating devotion.
During a pilgrimage, pilgrims may encounter special rituals, objects, and architecture, and enjoy particular experiences and benefits. Some examples of pilgrimage sites include:
Medieval Christian sites, such as Jerusalem, the Holy Land, Santiago de Compostela in Spain, Rome, and the tombs of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Thomas Becket in Canterbury
F tima, Portugal, where in 1917, some say that Our Lady of F tima told children that God would perform a miracle on October 13, and a crowd witnessed a solar phenomenon that some described as the Miracle of the Sun
Introduction - Pilgrims and Pilgrimage
It usually involves: journeying, alone or in a group. reaching a destination. encountering special rituals, objects and architectu...