India, Oct. 22 -- President Droupadi Murmu will offer prayers at the Sabarimala temple and unveil a bust of former president KR Narayanan at the Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram as part of her four-day visit to Kerala beginning Tuesday.

Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan welcomed the President at the airport earlier.

On Wednesday, President Murmu is expected to fly by an IAF chopper from Thiruvananthapuram to Nilackal, the base camp of Sabarimala, arriving around 11am. According to a top Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) official, she will proceed to the Pampa Ganapathy Temple from where she will collect the traditional 'irumudikettu' (a pouch containing sacred offerings for Lord Ayyappa) as part of the p...