Ashta Mathas of Udupi

The Ashta Mathas of Udupi (Kannada: ಉಡುಪಿಯ ತುಳು ಅಷ್ಟ ಮಠಗಳು) are a group of eight mathas or Hindu monasteries established by Madhvacharya, the preceptor of the Dvaita school of Hindu thought with his direct disciples to be the first Swami, head of the matha.

Ashta Mathas of Udupi
Matha First Sannyasi Presiding Deity Reigning Pontiff Successor Image of matha in carstreet
PejavaraSri Adhokshaja TeerthaVitthala with consorts Sri and BhudeviSri Vishvaprasanna Teertha Swamiji
PalimaruSri Hrishikesha TeerthaKodanda Rama with consort Sita and brother LakshmanaSri Vidhyadeesha Teertha SwamijiSri Vidyarajeshwara theertha Swamiji
AdamaruSri Narasimha TeerthaKaliyamardana Krishna with four arms and KatyayaniSri Vishvapriya Teertha SwamijiSri Eeshapriya Teertha
PuttigeSri Upendra TeerthaVitthala with consorts Rukmini and SatyabhamaSri Sugunendra Teertha SwamijiSri Sushreendra Teertha Swamiji
SodheSri Vishnu Teertha SwamijiBhuvarahaSri Vishvavallabha Teertha Swamiji
KaniyooruSri Rama Teertha SwamijiYoga-NarasimhaSri Vidyavallabha Teertha Swamiji
ShirurSri Vamana Teertha SwamijiVitthala (called "Vamana Vitthala" to differentiate from Pejavara icon) with consorts Sri and BhudeviSri Vedavardhana Teertha Swamiji
KrishnapuraSri Janardhana Teertha SwamijiKaliyamardana KrishnaSri Vidyasagara Teertha Swamiji

The Ashta Mathas are named after the villages in which they were originally located. Today, the mathas are situated in the temple town of Udupi. The mathas work to propagate the Dvaita philosophy. They also administer the Udupi Krishna Temple by way of a formal rotation scheme called Paryaya.

Each pair of mathas is called Dvandva (literally, two or dual). The four pairs of mathas are: Palimaru and Adamaru; Krishnapura and Puttige; Shirur and Sodhe; and Kaniyooru and Pejavara.

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