More Hindus offer prayer at a mosque of Vavar believed to be a Muslim devotee of ayappan. While functional and intact temples exist at many places in the surrounding areas like Nilakkal, Kalaketty, and Karimalai, remnants of old temples survive to this day on remaining hills. Temples exist in each of the hills surrounding Sabarimala. The dense forest, part of the Periyar Tiger Reserve, around the temple is known as Poongavanam. The temple is situated on a hilltop amidst eighteen hills at an altitude of 1260 m (4,134 ft) above sea level, and is surrounded by mountains and dense forests. The traditions of Sabarimala are a confluence of Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and other Śramaṇa traditions. The temple is dedicated to a Hindu Brahmachari (Celibate) deity Ayyappan also known as Dharma Shasta, who according to belief is the son of Shiva and Mohini, the feminine incarnation of Vishnu. It is one of the largest annual pilgrimage sites in the world with an estimate of over 40 to 50 million devotees visiting every year. The Sabarimala Temple (Malayalam: ശബരിമല) is a temple complex located at Sabarimala hill inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Perinad Village, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. Unknown, The temple site was many decades older Mandalam Makaravilakku, Makara Sankranti (14th January)Īs per tradition Vishwakarma, Pandalam King Rajasekhara, (sculptor) is believed to be Parashurama Temple dedicated to Ayyappan in the Pathanamthitta District of Kerala, India Sabarimala Temple
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