Udupi is a temple town located in Udupi District,near Mangalore, Karnataka state on the south west coast of India. Udupi is the home of a famous Krishna temple and the Ashta Mathas (eight temples). It is also of importance that a large number of Sanskrit scholars can be found in Udupi.

Origin of the name Udupi

It is widely believed that the name of Udupi was derived from its Tulu name Odipu. The Tulu name in turn is associated with a temple at Malpe, devoted to Odabhaandiishvara.

The Ashta Mathas of Udupi

Udupi is known for the Krishna Mutt (Temple of Lord Krishna). The Krishna Mutt was founded by the Vaishnavite saint Shri Madhvacharya in the 13th century. The daily sevas (offerings to god) and administration of the Krishna Mutt are managed by the Ashta Mathas (8 temples).

These eight Mathas are as follows:

1. Pejavara
2. Puttige
3. Phalimaru
4. Adamaru
5. Sodhe
6. Kaneyur
7. Shirur
8. Krishnapur

Temples in Udupi

• Ambalpady
• Anantheswara
• Anantha Padmanabha Temple, Hebri
• Bappanadu
• Barkur
• Basrur
• Batte Vinayaka Temple, Barkur
• Chowlikeri Temple, Barkur
• Divine Park
• Dharmika Punaruthana
• Seva Mandali
• Guddattu Sri Vinayaka Temple
• Hattiangadi
• Kadiyali
• Kalikambha Temple, Barkur
• Kalikambha Temple, Uprali
• Kaup Mariguddi, Kaup
• Kamalashile
• Kumbhashi
• Kunjaru Giridurga Temple
• Kunjarugiri Sri Parashurama Temple
• Sri Mahalingeshwara Mahaganapathi Temple
• Sri Laxmivenkatesh Temple, Puttur
• Mekkikattu
• Uppinakudru
• Mukti Kshetras
• Pajaka
• Sri Kalikamba Temple, KARKALA
• Prasanna Ganapathi Temple
• Rathnagarba Ganapathi, Ragakere
• SLV Temple
• Sidhi Vinayaka Temple, Udyavara
• Shakthi Peethas
• Vasuki Anantha Padmanabha
• Veerabhadra

Further reading

• “,” Hinduism Today, 1996-08-11.
• “,” The Hindu, 1996-01-29.

See also

• Madhva
• Purandara Dasa
• Kanaka Dasa
• Sri_Vadiraja_Tirtha
• Karkala
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