PM Modi began a grand roadshow in Udupi, greeted by thousands of cheering devotees and streets adorned with saffron flags. Over 3,000 police ensured tight security, including bomb detection squads. At the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Math, Modi took part in the Laksha Kantha Geetha Parayana, inaugurated the Suvarna Teertha Mantapa, and paid tributes to Kanakadasa.