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Giri Pradakshina: Ten years of oil, for the feet that walk the Simhachalam hill

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Giri Pradakshina: Ten years of oil, for the feet that walk the Simhachalam hill

Shri Satya Sai Baba devotees boil sesame oil with black pepper, garlic, vetiver roots, camphor and ajwain, a service they have offered for ten years to those walking the 32-km route

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