Tuesday was a day of a “temple run” for Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who had a packed schedule of visiting popular pilgrim centres in coastal and Malnad Karnataka in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections.
Arriving at Dharmasthala late on Monday night, Mr. Shivakumar had the darshan of Lord Manjunatha and Annappa on Tuesday morning besides meeting Pattadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade.
Thereafter he proceeded to Kukke Subrahmanya by helicopter and had the darshan of Lord Subrahmanya and Hosaligamma. He went to Sringeri in Chikkamagaluru district later and had the darshan of Goddess Sharadamba and sought blessings from Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji.
