Many of them undertake this long journey by bus but at the foot of the hill they start climbing hundreds of steps to the temple for the final darshan of Lord Ayappa. (religion-online.org)
The young men made frequent excursions «to see the spring» at the foot of the hill. (fieryfoodscentral.com)
Water in barrels was brought from a spring at the foot of the hill. (fieryfoodscentral.com)