PM Modi in Karnataka, mega roadshow in Udupi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Karnataka on Friday to take part in the 550-year celebrations of the Shri Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math.

He is scheduled to visit the Sri Krishna Math in Udupi and participate in the Laksha Kantha Gita Parayana programme - a devotional gathering.  Sri Krishna Math, Udupi, was established over 800 years ago by Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita philosophy of Vedanta.

As many as 1,00,000 participants, including students, monks, scholars, and citizens from various walks of life, will take part in the function. PM Modi is also scheduled to inaugurate the Suvarna Teertha Mantapa, located in front of the Krishna sanctum.