Sringeri:  Former PM and JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and his elder son and MLA H.D. Revanna are making rounds of powerful temples with the nomination forms, seeking the blessings of the almighty.

Yesterday, 85-year-old Gowda took a helicopter ride to Sringeri along with wife Chennamma and he was carrying the B forms with them. After a meeting with current pontiff Sri Bharathi Theertha Swamy, the couple offered special prayers at the Sharada Peetha, seeking blessing for party candidates and praying they bag more votes than the Congress and the BJP.

He carried the forms in a bag and had placed them at the feet of the Goddess. The couple prayed for an hour and performed special pujas.