Mutt, dargah and church in Rahul's coastal tour diary

Visits to an 8th century shrine, a 106-year-old temple, a 16th century church and a historic dargah, will mark Congress president Rahul Gandhi's 2-day tour of the coastal parts of Karnataka, considered to be a BJP stronghold, starting March 20.

Rahul will cover Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan districts during the tour.

On day one, Rahul will visit the Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra temple (1912), Our Lady of Rosary Cathedral (1568) and Ullal Dargah dedicated to saint Sayyid Mohammed Shareeful Madani who is believed have come to Mangaluru from Saudi Arabia over 400 years ago.

He is also scheduled to inaugurate the Rajiv Gandhi Political Institute at Yermal in Udupi and go on to address a corner meeting at Padubidre.

In Dakshina Kannada, Rahul will hold roadshows at Mulki and Surathkal that will culminate into a public rally at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru city. He will stay over at the Mangaluru circuit house.

The next day, Rahul is slated to hold meetings with block presidents and senior leaders from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi
districts. He will then head to Sringeri where he will visit the Sharadamba temple said to have been founded by Adi Shankaracharya in the 8th century.

He will also meet Sringeri Mutt pontiff Bharati Teertha. Rahul will then address public rallies at Chikkamagaluru and Hassan.

He will interact with the students of Rajiv Gandhi Sanskrit University at the Mutt.