Shri Kaniyooru Matha is one among the Ashta Mathas established by Shri Madhwacharya to worship Shri Krishna at Udupi. Shri Rama Theertha, a direct disciple of Shri Madhwacharya is the first pontiff of Shri Kaniyooru matha. Since then, there were 29 pontiffs who ably led Shri Kaniyooru Matha and added to the glory of Matha. At present Shri Vidyavallabha Theertha Swamiji is heading Shri Kaniyooru Matha.
Shri Madhwacharya blessed Shri Rama Theertharu with the idol of “Shri Yoganarasimha” as the main deity(“Pattada devaru”) to Shri Kaniyooru Matha. In addition to this, another Narasimha idol known as “Karala Narasimha”, worshipped by Shri Madhwacharya and given to Trivikrama Pandithaacharya which later came to Shri Kaniyooru matha is also being worshipped as “Pattada devaru” in Shri Kaniyooru Matha. Apart from these two main deities, Garudavaahana Lakshminarasimha and Acharya Madhwa kararchita Shri Gopalakrishna idols are being worshipped as “Pattada devaru”. Along with these deities known as “Pattada Devaru”, Shri Vedavyasa, Shri Vittala, Shri Ramachandra, Shri Kadagolu Krishna, are also being worshipped.
It is a matter of pride and honour for Shri Kaniyooru Matha that, a holy place near Udupi, Pajaka Kshetra, where shri Madhwacharya was born, is managed by Shri Kaniyooru Matha. There are a few historical monuments at Pajaka Kshetra, like footprints of Shri Madhwacharya, the place where Acharya Madhwa killed Manimantha; who had disguised in the form of a snake, the big slabs of stones which Acharya Madhwa had kept over vessels of milk and curd in his childhood days and the likes are preserved and being worshipped with due respect. During the tenure of Shri Varijaksha Theertharu, a Contemporary of Shri Vadiraja Theertharu of Shri Sode Vadiraja Matha, the idol of Shri Madhwacharya was installed by Shri Vadiraja Theertharu, at Pajaka beside the footprint of Shri Madhwacharya.
Under the able leadership of Shri Vidyavallabha Theertha Swamiji, Matha has seen developments in many aspects in the recent past, adding to the glory of Kaniyooru Matha. Shri Swamiji has shown keen interest to develop the birthplace of Acharya Madhwa with the generous help extended by devotees of Shri Madhwacharya. Also, Shri Swamiji has developed Udupi branch of Shri Kaniyooru Matha.
Contact Details
Shri Kaniyoor Matha
Temple Car Street (Ratha Beedi)
Udupi – 576101, Karnataka, INDIA
Telephone: +91 820 2520598
Email: kaniyoormatha@gmail.com
Official Website: https://www.kaniyoormatha.org
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from official websites of the Math and/or Other Internet Sources and/or through reliable pundits.
