Dharmasthala : AICC president Rahul Gandhi visited Dharmasthala to seek blessing from lord  Manjunatheshwara with congress leader on Friday April 27.

Dharmadhikari Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala Dr Veerendra Heggade and D Surendra Kumar welcomed  Rahul Gandhi  and he was taken to the temple and offered ‘Shatarudrabhisheka Seve’ to the deity.

Speaking to media  Rahul Gandhi said It is my private visit, “I have prayed god for success of his leadership ,”

The grand vegetarian menu consisted of chapathi, paneer and peas, pulao, lentils, salad, pickle, rice, sambar, rasam, curds, pappads, sandige, banana bhaji and sweets such as holige, mango mixture and rice cake was served for lunch .

He then proceeded to Madikeri after his meals at Dhamasthala.

Chief minister Siddaramaiah, Mallikarjuna Kharge, MLAs K Vasanth Bangera and K Abhayachandra Jain, M N Rajendra Kumar, state congress election-in-charge Venugopal, district congress committee president K Harish Kumar, Beltangady youth congress president Abhinandane Harish Kumar, Deviprasad Shetty Belapu, Sadashiva Ullal, Dharmastala grama panchayat president Chandan Kamath and others were present.