Udupi Sri Krishna Matha
Udupi Sri Krishna Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to god Krishna and Dvaita Matha located in the city of Udupi in Karnataka, India.
The matha area resembles a living ashram, a holy place for daily devotion and living. Surrounding the Sri Krishna Temple are several temples namely the Udupi Anantheshwara Temple which is over a 1,000 years old.
History
The Krishna Matha was founded by the saint and founder of Madhwa parampara Jagadguru Shri Madhwacharya in the 13th century. He was the founder of the Dvaita school of Vedanta. It is believed that Madhwacharya found the Vigraha of Sri Krishna in a large ball of gopichandana. As told by Sri Madhwacharya, in his Tantrasara Sangraha, the Vigraha is placed Pashchimabhimukha. All the other Vigrahas in other Ashta mutts face west as well. Devotees always have darshan of Lord Krishna through the inner window, known as Navagraha kindi & the outer window known as Kanakana kindi, which is decorated by an arch named after him. 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 Kanakana kindi.The temple opens by 5.30 in the morning. The unique feature of the temple is that the deity is worshipped through the silver-plated window with nine holes. The temple also offers prasadam in the noon.
Krishna Matha
The daily sevas and administration of the Krishna Mutt are managed by the Ashta Mathas. Each of the Ashta Mathas performs temple management activities for two years in a cyclical order. They are collectively known as the Ashta Mathagalu in Kannada language.The Krishna Matha is known throughout the world for its religious customs, traditions, and learning in Dvaita or Tatvavaada philosophy. It is also the centre of Daasa Sahitya, a form of literature that originated in Udupi.
These eight Mathas are Pejavara, Puttige, Palimaru, Adamaru, Sodhe, Kaniyooru, Shirur and Krishnapura.
The expenses of Udupi Krishna Matha are borne by the voluntary contribution of devotees and by Ashta matha's which manage the Krishna mutt. The contribution may be in cash or kind. The Krishna matha which owned large tracts of land lost all land due to the implementation of Land reforms act 1975 by the Government of Karnataka.
The Pauli of Krishna Matha was renovated and Brahmakalashotsava ceremony was held on 18 May 2017.
Swamijis of the Ashta Mathas
The swamijis of the Ashta Mathas and their successors are given as below:| Matha | Current Swamiji | Successor or Junior |
| Pejavara | Sri Vishvaprasanna Teertha Swamiji | |
| Palimaru | Sri Vidhyadeesha Teertha Swamiji | Sri Vidhyarajeshwara Teertha Swamiji |
| Adamaru | Sri Vishvapriya Teertha Swamiji | Sri Eeshapriya Teertha Swamiji |
| Puttige | Sri Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji | Sri Sushreendra Teertha Swamiji |
| Sodhe | Sri Vishvavallabha Teertha Swamiji | |
| Kaniyooru | Sri Vidyavallabha Teertha Swamiji | |
| Shirur | Sri Lakshmivara Teertha Swamiji | |
| Krishnapura | Sri Vidyasagara Teertha Swamiji |