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.[1] The first pontiff of Puttige matha was Sri Upendra Tirtha,[2] 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),[3] 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[4]

  1. ^ "Udupi Ashta Mathas". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Shree Krishna Brundaavanam - Puttige Matha". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Article in". The Hindu. 19 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  4. ^ Sri Sugunendra Tirtha Swamiji