There has been a record turnout of pilgrims at Kerala's Sabarimala temple, where the first phase of the two-month-long 2024-25 pilgrimage ends on Thursday. Compared to the first phase of the 2023-24 festival season, this time there has been an increase of 4,07,309 pilgrims and the total number touched 32,49,756, up from 28,42,447 in 2023-24.