India, Oct. 22 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, becoming the first woman head of state to do so. The Bharatiya Janata Party's Kerala unit shared a video of the President's journey, saying her visit was a message in faith an humility.

"Barefoot, in sacred black attire, and carrying the sacred Irumudi Kettu on her head, Her Excellency Hon'ble President Droupadi Murmu ji walked the same path that millions of Ayyappa devotees have followed for centuries - not as the Head of State, but as a humble seeker of blessings," BJP Keralam wrote on X.

The party added that President Murmu followed every tradition without bypassing a single custom or seeking any exception. "Faith isn't a...