As the chant ends, and the final "Om Ayyappaya Namah" fades into silence, you don't just feel like you have finished a prayer; you feel like you have stood at the 18 holy steps of Sabarimala itself.
Chanting these 1,000 names is believed to cleanse the mind, remove obstacles, and grant the same merit as physically visiting the shrine. ayyappa sahasranamam by ramesh narayan
