Stray dog follows devotees to Sabarimala, walks over 480 kms; video

BENGALURU: As the Sabarimala pilgrimage season has begun, a stray dog's journey to the pilgrimage centre has caught the attention of netizens throughout the country. A video has surfaced online which shows a stray dog following a group of 13 Ayyappa devotees, who are on a pilgrimage to Kerala's Sabarimala. According to the pigrims, the dog has been following them for over 480kms.

The devotees who started from Andhra Pradesh's Tirumala by foot, have reached Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka. A devotee says, "We didn’t notice the dog at first. But as we continued, it kept showing up behind us every now & then. We offer it the food we prepare for ourselves. We perform Sabarimala pilgrimage every year but it's a new experience."

#WATCH Karnataka: A stray dog has been following a group of 13 Ayyappa devotees, who are on a pilgrimage to Kerala's Sabarimala & has walked 480 km so far. The devotees started from Andhra Pradesh's Tirumala on Oct 31 & have reached Chikkamagaluru dist's Kottigehara now. (17.11) pic.twitter.com/9ke8uFwRCt

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