Udupi Sri Krishna Matha

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Shri Krishna Temple Udupi
ಉಡುಪಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ Lord Udupi Krishna (left) and Udupi Sri Krishna Matha Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Deity	Krishna
Location
Location	Udupi
State	Karnataka
Country	India
Location in Karnataka
Geographic coordinates	13°19′56″N 74°44′46″E / 13.33222°N 74.74611°E / 13.33222; 74.74611
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Completed	13th Century

Part of Dvaita

Saints Madhvacharya Padmanabha Tirtha Narahari Tirtha Akshobhya Tirtha Jayatirtha Sripadaraja Vyasatirtha Vadiraja Tirtha Raghuttama Tirtha Vijayendra Tirtha Sudhindra Tirtha Satyanatha Tirtha Raghavendra Tirtha Sumatindra Tirtha

Haridasas Purandara Dasa Kanaka Dasa Vijayadasa Gopaladasa Jagannathadasa

Literature List of works by Madhvacharya List of works by Jayatirtha List of works by Vijayendra Tirtha List of works by Raghuttama Tirtha List of works by Vadiraja Tirtha List of works by Satyanatha Tirtha

Mathas Ashta Mathas of Udupi Uttaradi Math Vyasaraja Matha Raghavendra Matha Sripadaraja Matha

Holy places Mantralayam Pajaka Udupi Tirupati Kumbakonam Nava Brindavana

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Udupi Shri Krishna Temple is a well-known historic

The Krishna Matha was founded by the Vaishnavite saint Jagadguru Shri Madhvacharya in the 13th century. He was the founder of the Dwaita school of Vedanta. It is believed that Madhwacharya found the vigraha of Shri Krishna in a large ball of gopichandana.^[2] As told by Sri Madhvacharya, in his Tantrasara Sangraha, the Vigraha is placed Pashchimabhimukha (facing west). All the other Vigrahas in other Ashta Muthas face west as well. Devotees always have darshan of Krishna through the inner window, known as the Navagraha Kindi & the outer window known as the Kanakana Kindi, which is decorated by an arch named after the great saint Kanakadasa. A statue has also been erected. A similar window covers the immediate front of the Vigraha and is called Navagraha Kindi. It is often mistaken to be the Kanakana Kindi.^[3]

The temple opens at 5:30 hours IST. The unique feature of the temple is that the deity is worshipped through a silver-plated window with nine holes (Navagraha Kindi).^[4] The temple also offers prasada at noon and is popularly called Anna Brahma as it feeds a vast number of devotees.

Krishna Matha

The daily

• Palimaru Matha
  ,
• Admaru Matha,
• Krishnapura Matha
• Puttige,
• Shirur Matha
• Sodhe Matha
  ,
• Kaniyoor Matha,
• Pejavara,

The expenses of Udupi Krishna Matha are borne by the voluntary contributions of the devotees and by the Ashta Mathas that manage the Krishna Matha. The contribution may be in cash or kind. The Krishna Matha, which owned large tracts of land, lost it all in 1975 due to the enactment of the Land Reforms Act 1975 by the Government of Karnataka.

The Pauli of Krishna Matha was renovated and the Brahmakalashotsava ceremony was held on 18 May 2017.^[5]

Swamis of the Ashta Mathas

The Swamis of the Ashta Mathas and their successors are as follows.

Festivals

Deepavali, and Geetha Jayanthi are celebrated by Paryaya Mutt every year.^[8]

Gallery

• 
  Sri Krishna Matha during Paryaya festival January 2022
• 
• 
  Temple painted in yellow-red
• 
  Brahma ratha of Udupi Krishna
• 
  Goshala at Udupi Sri Krishna Temple
• 
  The Chariot at Udupi Sri Krishna Temple
• 
  Golden Chariot of Udupi Sri Krishna Temple
• 
  Base of Navarathna Chariot
• 
  Udupi Sri krishna Temple pond

References

1. ISBN 9781741791556
   .
2. ISBN 9781947137363
   . Retrieved 23 May 2017.
3. ISBN 9783110517378
   . Retrieved 10 October 2016.
4. ^ S. Anees Siraj (2012). Karnataka State: Udupi District. Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Gazetteer Department. p. 999.
5. ^ "Brahmakalashotva celebrations held at Sri Krishna Mutt". udayavani.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
6. ISSN 0971-751X
   . Retrieved 21 January 2021.
7. ^ "Udupi: Eshapriya Teertha Swamiji to ascend Paryaya on Jan 17". coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
8. ^ "Udupi Sri Krishna Matha". karnataka.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Udupi Krishna Temple.

• Sri Krishna Temple, Udupi Archived 22 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• Temples in Udupi Archived 3 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• Udupi Shri Krishna photos
• Udupi Shri Krishna Temple and related information guide Archived 22 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine