Kochi, June 15 -- Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy wore the Ayyappa Mala at the Sri Subrahmanya Swamy Temple in Kochi on Monday and commenced his pilgrimage to Sabarimala.

Kumaraswamy left for the pilgrimage along with a 30-member team of devotees.

The group accompanying him includes JDS Legislature Party leader Suresh Babu, former ministers C.S. Puttaraju and S.R. Mahesh, MLC Bhojegowda, MLA Sharanagouda Kandakur, and former MLAs Magadi Manjunath and H.M. Ramesh Gowda.

The Union Minister undertook the pilgrimage after participating in the ritual of wearing the mala at the temple before beginning the journey to Sabarimala.

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