Puttige Matha

Entrance of Puttige matha, Rathabeedi, Udupi
Location Puthige, Dakshina Kannada
Founder Madhvacharya
First Acharya Upendra Tirtha
Formation
Website https://www.shriputhige.org/

Puthige Matha (Kannada: ಪುತ್ತಿಗೆ ಮಠ) or Puttige Mutt in some records and literature is a Madhwa Vaishnava monastery. It is one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi founded by Dvaita philosopher Madhvacharya of Udupi. The first pontiff of Puttige matha was Sri Upendra Tirtha, who was a direct disciple of Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy. The main idols worshipped in the Puttige matha are that of Panduranga (Vittala), which was given to Sri Upendra Tirtha by Sri Madhvacharya. Till date, there have been 29 pontiffs who have headed the matha.

The current Swamiji of the matha is Shri Sugunendra Tirtha Swamiji

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