Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited Sri Krishna Math in Udupi on Friday and offered prayers to Lord Krishna.
On his arrival, the minister was accorded a welcome on behalf of the Math. He offered prayers at the Math before receiving the prasada and mantrakshate from Paryaya Shiroor Math seer Sri Vedavardhana Teertha
Swami.
Shiroor Math Diwan Uday Kumar Saralathaya, Udupi MP Kota Srinivas Poojary, Dakshina Kannada MP Brijesh Chowta, Byndoor MLA Gururaj Gantihole and BJP Udupi district president Kuthyaru Naveen Shetty were present.
Vaishnaw, who arrived in Mangaluru to flag off the first Vande Bharat Express service between Mangaluru and Bengaluru, visited Udupi during his coastal tour.