The Krishnapura Matha is a Madhwa Vaishnava

Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism is a tradition of Hinduism, distinguished from other schools by its worship of Vishnu, or his associated Avatars such as Rama and Krishna, as the original and supreme God....

 monastery. It is one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi

Ashta Mathas of Udupi

The Tulu Ashta Mathas of Udupi are a group of eight mathas or monasteries established by Sri Madhvacharya the preceptor of the Dvaita school of Hindu thought. For each of the eight mathas, Sri Madhvacharya also appointed one of his direct disciples to be the first Swamiji...

 founded by Dvaita

Dvaita

Dvaita is a school of Vedanta founded by Shri Madhvacharya....

 philosopher Madhvacharya

Madhvacharya

Madhvācārya was the chief proponent of Tattvavāda "Philosophy of Reality", popularly known as the Dvaita school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedānta philosophies. Madhvācārya was one of the important philosophers during the Bhakti movement. He was a pioneer in...

 of Udupi. Krishnapura Monastery is currently headed by Vidyasagara Thirta.. The first swami

Swami

A swami sometimes abbreviated "Sw." is an ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by Adi Sankara, or to a religious teacher.The Oxford English Dictionary gives the etymology as...

 of this monastery was Janardhana Thirta, who was one of the direct disciples of Madhvacharya. Its presiding deity is Kalingamardhana Krishna

Krishna

Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...

.. The matha houses a Mukyaprana temple inside where puja is performed everyday.

This monastic order has many branches all over India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Some are at Udupi, Ramanakatte, Padigaru, Pejavara

Pejavara

Pejavara is a village located in the Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada, formerly known as South Canara or South Kanara, district of Karnataka, India. It houses one of the eight ashta mathas established by Madhvacharya, the Dvaita philosopher. It also houses a branch of the Krishnapura matha,...

, Dandithirtha, Padubidri

Padubidri

Padubidri or Padubidre is a small town in coastal district of Udupi in Karnataka state, India.Padubidri is on way from Udupi to Mangalore route. National Highway 17 passes through Padubidri. Padubidri is famous for ritual Dakkebali, which is held every two years...

 and others mostly in districts of Dakshina Kannada

Dakshina Kannada

- Geography :The district geography consists of sea shore in the west and Western Ghats in the east. The major rivers are Netravathi, Kumaradhara, Phalguni, Shambhavi, Nandini or Pavanje and Payaswini which all join Arabian sea. Vast areas of evergreen forests which once covered this district, have...

 and Udupi of Karnataka and one in Prayag (Allahabad

Allahabad

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).

The Krishnapura Matha owned last large tracts of land ,but lost due to enactment of the law "Tiller is the owner of Land" by then Chief minister

Chief Minister

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 of Karnataka

Karnataka

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 state Devaraj Urs in 1974..

The matha (monastery) at Krishnapura, which is 3 kilometres from Surathkal

Surathkal

Surathkal is a locality under Mangalore City Corporation located in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state, India...

 town is the main matha from which the name has been derived.The present matha at Krishnapura was built by Sri Vidyamurthi Teertha who is twenty sixth pontiff in this lineage built matha ( monastery at) Krishnapura. . There is a Mukhyaprana  Hanuman

Hanuman

Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...

temple inside the matha. The structure of the building is mostly made of wood. This type of structure is rare in the age of concrete buildings nowadays.

The lineage of pontiff's (Guru parampara) of Krishnapura Matha

• Sri Madhwacharya
• Sri Janaradhana Teertha
• Sri Srivatsanka Teertha
• Sri Vageesha Teertha
• Sri Lokesha Teertha
• Sri Lokanaatha Teertha
• Sri Lokapoojya Teertha
• Sri Vidyaaraja Teertha
• Sri Vishwaaadhiraja Teertha
• Sri Vishwaadheesha Teertha
• Sri Vishwesha Teertha
• Sri Vishwavandya Teertha
• Sri Vishwaraaja Teertha
• Sri Dharaneedhara Teertha
• Sri Dharaadhara Teertha
• Sri Prajnaamoorthi Teertha -I
• Sri Tapomoorthi Teertha
• Sri Sureshwara Teertha
• Sri Jagannaatha Teertha
• Sri Suresha Teertha
• Sri Vishwapungava Teertha
• Sri Vishwavallabha Teertha
• Sri Vishwabhooshana Teertha
• Sri Yaadhavendra Teertha
• Sri Prajnaamoorthi Teertha - II
• Sri Vidyaadhiraja Teertha
• Sri Vidyamoorthi Teertha
• Sri Vidyavallabha Teertha
• Sri Vidyendra Teertha
• Sri Vidyaanidhi Teertha
• Sri Vidyaasamudra Teertha
• Sri Vidyaapathi Teertha ( Expired before assuming office )
• Sri Vidyaadheesha Teertha
• Sri Vidyaapoorna Teertha
• Sri Vidyarathna Teertha
• Sri Vidya Saagara Teertha ( present pontiff )