Chennai, June 12 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK Founder Vijay on Friday afternoon visited Mangaluru and offered darshan at the famous Goddess Moogambikai temple at Kollur in Udupi district of Karnataka.
He was the third Chief Minister from TN after MGR and J Jayalalithaa to offer darshan in this most revered pilgrimage centre in South India, which used to attract a large number of devotees from across the country, including from the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka.
During his vist, MGR gifted a golden sword to the Goddess measuring 2.5 feet long,. It remains a highly revered offering, famously displayed during special pujas. Later, when Ms Jayalalithaa visited the temple on July 30, 2004, to participate in the C...