PATHANAMTHITTA: President Droupadi Murmu offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala. The President along with her security officers reached Sannidhanam at around 11.30 am. Temple chiefs helped her with the irumudi kettu which she has to carry. When the President climbed the 18 steps and reached up, Tantri Kandararu Mahesh Mohanan received him with the poornakumbam.

The President landed at Pramadam at 9.05 am and reached Pampa by road. After praying the uchapuja, she will rest at the Devaswom Guest House. Reports said she will remain at the Sannidhanam till evening. She climbed the hill in a special vehicle under tight security.

She will return to Thiruvananthapuram by night. She will then attend a dinner hosted by Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar at Hotel Hyatt Regency.

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