Every year millions of devotees, dressed in black or blue, walk barefoot through the jungles of Kerala to the Sabarimala temple; they are travelling to meet Lord Ayyappa, the God of self-restraint, ...

As the conqueror of time (Kala), Lord Shiva is connected to Mahakaleshwar, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. Devotees are believed to be protected from negative energy and black magic.