TheAshta Mathas of Udupi (Kannada:ಉಡುಪಿಯ ತುಳು ಅಷ್ಟ ಮಠಗಳು) are a group of eightmathas or Hindu monasteries established byMadhvacharya, the preceptor of theDvaita school ofHindu thought with his direct disciples to be the firstSwami, head of the matha.
| Matha | First Sannyasi | Presiding Deity | Reigning Pontiff | Successor | Image of matha in carstreet | |
| Pejavara | Sri Adhokshaja Teertha | Vitthala with consortsSri andBhudevi | Sri Vishvaprasanna Teertha Swamiji |  | ||
| Palimaru | Sri Hrishikesha Teertha | KodandaRama with consortSita and brotherLakshmana | Sri Vidhyadeesha Teertha Swamiji | Sri Vidyarajeshwara theertha Swamiji |  | |
| Adamaru | Sri Narasimha Teertha | KaliyamardanaKrishna with four arms andKatyayani | Sri Vishvapriya Teertha Swamiji | Sri Eeshapriya Teertha |  | |
| Puttige | Sri Upendra Teertha | Vitthala with consortsRukmini andSatyabhama | Sri Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji | Sri Sushreendra Teertha Swamiji |  | |
| Sodhe | Sri Vishnu Teertha Swamiji | Bhuvaraha | Sri Vishvavallabha Teertha Swamiji |  | ||
| Kaniyooru | Sri Rama Teertha Swamiji | Yoga-Narasimha | Sri Vidyavallabha Teertha Swamiji |  | ||
| Shiroor | Sri Vamana Teertha Swamiji | Vitthala (called "Vamana Vitthala" to differentiate from Pejavara icon) with consortsSri andBhudevi | Sri Vedavardhana Teertha Swamiji |  | ||
| Krishnapura | Sri Janardhana Teertha Swamiji | KaliyamardanaKrishna | Sri Vidyasagara Teertha Swamiji |  |
The Ashta Mathas are named after the villages in which they were originally located. Today, the mathas are situated in the temple town ofUdupi. The mathas work to propagate the Dvaita philosophy. They also administer theUdupi Krishna Temple by way of a formal rotation scheme calledParyaya.
Each pair of mathas is calledDvandva (literally,two ordual). The four pairs of mathas are: Palimaru and Adamaru; Krishnapura and Puttige; Shiroor and Sodhe; and Kaniyooru and Pejavara.[1][2]
