Ayyappa pilgrim from Mumbai dies after darshan
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Ayyappa pilgrim from Mumbai dies after darshan Sabarimala, Nov 20 (PTI): A 76-year-old Ayyappa devotee from Mumbai, who was returning after darshan, died following heart attack on Wednesday, police said. The deceased, M V Balan, from Chembur was being taken on a 'dolly' when he complained of chest pain.
Though he was rushed to an emergency medical centre and later to a cardiac care centre, his life could not be saved, police said. The dolly system at Sabarimala is a carriage system for elderly devotees and those with physical disabilities who would be unable to trek the hill shrine.
They are carried by four people on a chair tied to two poles..
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