Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (November 28) held a roadshow in Udupi ahead of the Laksha Kantha Gita Parayana programme. People gathered in large numbers on either sides of the streets to greet the Prime Minister, waving tricolours. This is PM Modi’s first visit to the city.

At the Sri Krishna Mutt, PM Modi will participate in the Laksha Kantha Gita Parayana programme, a devotional gathering of about 1,00,000 participants, including students, monks, scholars, and citizens from various walks of life, who will recite the Bhagavad Gita in unison. The programme has been organised by Sri Krishna Mutt and Paryaya Putthige Mutt.

Massive crowds seen during PM Modi’s roadshow in Udupi. | Photo Credit: Umesh S Shettigar

Earlier in the day Mr. Modi Mr. arrived at Mangaluru International Airport from where he flew to Udupi in a helicopter, before heading to the Mutt. Along the way, he held a roadshow from Bannanje Narayana Guru Circle to Kalsanka.

Thousands of participants recite the Bhagavad Gita in unison during the Laksha Kanta Gita Parayana programme organised by Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt and Paryaya Putthige Mutt in Udupi on November 28.#PMModi reached Udupi to participate in the devotioal gathering.