Significance of carrying twin compartment bag
The Ayyappa devotees, who want to visit Sabarimala Temple by moving up along the 18 sacred steps located at the temple entrance, have to carry the ‘Irumudi Kettu’. This is a specially designed bag with two compartments. The formality of filling the compartments of this bag is called Kettunira or Palli Kettu. The front portion of the bag is meant for keeping articles required for rituals and other offerings to be made for the deities at Sabarimala. This part of the twin-baggage is to represent sp...
