Ashta Mathas of Udupi

{{Short description|Group of Hindu monasteries}}

{{About|the ashta mathas of udupi founded by direct disciples of Madhvacharya|all the mathas linked to Dvaita philosophy| Madhva Mathas}}

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The Ashta Mathas of Udupi ({{langx|kn|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.

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style="text-align: center;" | width=60px style="background: #ffad66;" | Matha | width=120px style="background: #ffad66;"| First Sannyasi | width= 120px style="background: #ffad66;" | Presiding Deity | width= 120px style="background: #ffad66;" | Reigning Pontiff | width=120px style="background: #ffad66;"| Successor | width=120px style="background: #ffad66;"|Image of matha in carstreet
Pejavara	Sri Adhokshaja Teertha	Vitthala with consorts Sri and Bhudevi	Sri Vishvaprasanna Teertha Swamiji		150px
Palimaru	Sri Hrishikesha Teertha	Kodanda Rama with consort Sita and brother Lakshmana	Sri Vidhyadeesha Teertha Swamiji	Sri Vidyarajeshwara theertha Swamiji	150px
Adamaru	Sri Narasimha Teertha	Kaliyamardana Krishna with four arms and Katyayani	Sri Vishvapriya Teertha Swamiji	Sri Eeshapriya Teertha	150px
Puttige	Sri Upendra Teertha	Vitthala with consorts Rukmini and Satyabhama	Sri Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji	Sri Sushreendra Teertha Swamiji	150px
Sodhe	Sri Vishnu Teertha Swamiji	Bhuvaraha	Sri Vishvavallabha Teertha Swamiji		150px
Kaniyooru	Sri Rama Teertha Swamiji	Yoga-Narasimha	Sri Vidyavallabha Teertha Swamiji		150px
Shirur	Sri Vamana Teertha Swamiji	Vitthala (called "Vamana Vitthala" to differentiate from Pejavara icon) with consorts Sri and Bhudevi	Sri Vedavardhana Teertha Swamiji		150px
Krishnapura	Sri Janardhana Teertha Swamiji	Kaliyamardana Krishna	Sri Vidyasagara Teertha Swamiji		150px |

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.{{cite web|url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/vedavardhana-tirtha-is-the-31st-seer-of-shiroor-mutt/article34560926.ece|title= Vedavardhana Tirtha is the 31st seer of Shiroor Mutt|publisher=The Hindu , English Newspaper|access-date=2 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/palimar-swamijis-disciple-ordained-into-krishna-mutt-service|title=palimar swamijis disciple ordained into krishna mutt service|publisher=Udayavani|access-date=2 April 2024}}

• Uttaradi Math
• Mathatraya of Tattvavada
• Madhva Mathas