This episode revisits the sacred journey to the Ayyappan temple but from a fully raw, questioned, and debated perspective. The rituals, the 41 day vratham, the trek, the brotherhood, and the belief systems are all discussed through lived travel experiences with Ayyappa devotees, while also being critically examined through the lens of atheism and doubt. Faith, discipline, tradition, logic, conflict, and curiosity collide in a conversation that doesn’t just describe the pilgrimage but challenges it, unpacks it, and reflects on what it truly means to different minds.

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