Sabarimala ‘Thiruvabharanam’ Carrier Gangadharan Pillai Dies at 92

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Wearing the sacred jewels on the head for seven decades

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Kulathinalil Gangadharan Pillai, Sabarimala Thiruvabharanapedakasaṅgham Guruswamy, dedicated 68 years to Sabarimala sacred journey, passing away at 91.

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Pandalam; Thiruvabharanam Pethakavahaka Sangam Guruswamy Kulathal Gangadharan Pillai (92) passed away. The death was due to an age-related illness. Kulathal Gangadharan Pillai is a Guruswamy who had been traveling from Pandalam to Sabarimala with the Thiruvabharanam for seven decades. At the age of eighteen, Gangadharan Pillai, who first walked with his father through the forest and mountains to reach the Ayyappa shrine, continued that journey u…