Sabari

Their charms, called Sabari _mantras_, are especially intended to appease the spirits of persons who have died a violent death.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

US soldier stands on a guard tower as the sun rises at Combat Outpost Sabari in Khost province, eastern Afghanistan.

Obama's Afghan withdrawal timetable given lukewarm reaction in US 2011

US soldier stands on a guard tower as the sun rises at Combat Outpost Sabari in Khost province, eastern Afghanistan.

Obama's Afghan withdrawal timetable given lukewarm reaction in US 2011

Sabari District of Afghanistan, of wounds suffered during combat operations.

KIA KIA/BNR 2008

Sabari District, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

KIA KIA/BNR 2008

He pointed to an early March suicide attack on an American and Afghan National Army post in Khost province's Sabari district in which an explosive-packed construction truck rammed into the base, killing two U.S. soldiers.

Dam Busters 2008

Within two months, five American troops and one military civilian died in IED and vehicle-born IED attacks in Sabari.

In War Too, Personnel Is Policy 2008

(The two paratroopers who were killed died in the 12th district, Sabari.)

In War Too, Personnel Is Policy 2008

It is also a special time for devotees of Lord Ayyappa who undertake the pilgrimage to Sabari hills where they offer prayers and converge to witness a spectacle called Makara Jyoti or heavenly light.

Sabarimala, Makara Sankranthi and Makar Jyothi 2008

During the procession undertaken from Pandalam Palace to the Sabari hills each year, a Garuda bird hovers in the sky over the bejewelled caravan.

Sabarimala, Makara Sankranthi and Makar Jyothi 2008