Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Oct 22 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, becoming the first woman head of state to do so.

She is only the second Indian President to visit the hill shrine, located deep in the forests of the district.

The late President V V Giri was the first to visit the temple in the 1970s and was carried part of the way in a traditional dolly due to the rough terrain. Show Full Article

President Murmu reached Pamba in a special convoy around 11 am, washed her feet in the Pampa river, and offered prayers at nearby temples, including the Lord Ganapathy shrine.

The melshanthi (chief priest) of the Ganapathy temple, Vishnu Namboothiri, filled the sacred bundle, or irumudikkettu, of Murmu —who was dressed in a bl

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