Swarnavalli Mutt

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Adi Shankaracharya established 4 Maths in the four cardinal directions of Bharat Varsha. Those are Sri Sharada Peetham in Dwaraka, Sri Sringeri Peetham at Sringeri Karnataka, Sri Jyotish Peetham at Badarikashram in North and Sri Govardhan Peetham in Jagannatha Puri at East. Later the Shankaracharyas of these Maths during their Vijaya Yatras established several Branch Mathas or Shakha Maths at various places to make Dharmic Education easily accessible to local people and to make accommodation facilities for the wandering Monks. Many such branch maths exist in India. The heads of these maths are called "Mathadhipatis" or " Sri Shishya Swamis".

Swarnavalli Mutt is one of the two Mutts within the Havyaka Brahmin Community (the other is Ramachandrapura Math). It is in a place called Swarnavalli (or Honnalli as it is called in Kannada), in Uttara Kannada. It is located 13km away from Sirsi which is the nearest town and taluk headquarters.

The Swarnavalli Mutt is presently headed by Shri Gangadharendra Saraswathi Swamiji. The Mutt has got 16 seemas (Areas) as a gift from the Swadi Maharaja.