India, Nov. 10 -- Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan visited the sacred shrine of Cheluvanarayanaswamy at Melukote yesterday and assured complete support for the holistic development of the revered pilgrimage centre, known as the spiritual abode of Sri Ramanujacharya.

Responding informally to an appeal made by the temple's hereditary trustee and Parupathegar, Sri Srinivasa Narasimhan Guruji, the VP expressed his commitment to developing Melukote in coordination with the Union and State Governments.

He was accompanied by Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Mandya District in-Charge Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy. "Melukote, along with Tirupati, Srirangam and Kanchipuram, is among our most significant spiritual centres. As the karmabhoomi of...