In what can be an extremely pitiable condition, lakhs of pilgrims at Sabarimala are stranded. The pilgrims are standing in queues for 9 to 10 hours under the hot sun without food or water. As per reports, the time for the darshan of Lord Ayyappa is taking about 20 hours. Due to the auspicious Karthika masam, pilgrims thronged in large numbers for the darshan of the lord