Madhva Kanva Mutt

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[edit] Introduction

Shri Madhva Kanva Mutt is on of the 24 mutts of the Madhva Sampradaya and is headquartered in Hunasihole, Surapura Taluk, Gulbarga District, Karnataka. Shri Madhva Kanva Mutt was started specifically for Sukla Yajurveda students. This mutt was started by Shirur Mutt pontiff (swamiji) Shri Lakshmimanohara Theertharu in 1766 during Magha Masa (March). Shri Lakshmimanohara Theertharu gave dikshe (pontificate) to Shri Venkateshacharya and rechristened him as Shri Maadhva Theertha. The institutions main deity is Shri Vittala, Shri Krishna, Rukmini Satyabhama along with Venugopala Krishna.

[edit] Parampara

No	Name	Aaradhane	Brundavana Location	Period
1	Shri Maadava Theertharu	Chaitra Shudha Chaturthi	Bhudhini, Raichur District	1796 - 1810
2	Shri Raama Theertharu	Ashada Poornima	Bhandaragallu
3	Shri Akshobhya Theertharu	Bhadrupada Shukla Chaturthi	Bilibhavi
4	Shri Vidhyadheesha Theertharu	Ashada Krishna Dwitiya	Hunisehole
5	Shri Krishnadvaipayana Theertharu	--	--
6	Shri Vidhyanidhi Theertharu	Phalguna Krishna Shasti	Bilibhavi
7	Shri Vidhyasampoorna Theertharu	Bhadrupada Shukla Ekadasi	Goralutti
8	Shri Vidhyadhiraja Theertharu	Ashvija Amavaasya	Hunisehole
9	Shri Vidhyaviraja Theertharu	Ashvija Shukla Ekadasi	Kamalapura
10	Shri Vidhyavijaya Theertharu	Chaitra Shuddha Panchami	Hunisehole
11	Shri Vidhyamanohara Theertharu	Jaistha Krishna Shasti	Hunisehole
12	Shri Vidhyataponidhi Theertharu	Jaistha Krishna Dwitiya	Hunisehole
13	Shri Vidhyabhushana Theertharu	Shravana Krishna Panchami	Bidarahalli
14	Shri Vidhya Bhaskara Theertharu	Current Pontiff	--

[edit] References

• B.N.K. Sharma, `The History of the Dvaita School of Vedanta and Its Literature', 3rd ed., Motilal Banarsidass, 2000.
• Dr Krishna Kolarakulkarni, Madhva Matagalu, 2nd Edition, Bhagyalakshmi Publishers, Bangalore.