Kaniyooru, also spelled Kaniyooru is a village in
Puttur taluk
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in
Dakshina Kannada
Dakshina Kannada district is a district of Karnataka state in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east ...
district of
Karnataka
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state,
India
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. It houses one of the
Ashta Mathas established by
Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes Anglicisation, anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''Dvaita'' ...
, the
Dvaita
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philosopher. The village is located on
Mangalore
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to
Bangalore
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broadguage railway line. There is a railway station at Kaniyooru. The railway station of Kaniyooru can be accessed by passenger trains running between Mangaluru and Subramanya road stations. The state highway 100 (SH-100) connecting Puttur to Kukke Subramanya passes through this village. There are frequent buses from Puttur to Kaniyooru to Kukke subhramanya.
Kaniyoor Matha
Shri Kaniyoor Matha is one among the eight Mathas (which are popularly known as Ashta Matha) established by Shri
Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes Anglicisation, anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''Dvaita'' ...
. Shri Rama Theertha, a direct disciple of Shri Madhvacharya is the first pontiff of Kaniyoor matha. Since then, there were 29 pontiffs who ably led Kaniyooru Matha and added to the glory of Matha. Shri Rama Theertha, the first pontiff of Kaniyoor Matha was given with idol of Shri Yoganarasimha, which is being worshipped with utmost respect and devotion as the main deity of Kaniyoor matha. At present Shri Vidyavallabha Theertha Swamiji is heading Kaniyoor Matha.
Guru Parampara of Kaniyoor Matha
# Sri
Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes Anglicisation, anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''Dvaita'' ...
# Sri Rama Teertha
# Sri Raghunatha Teertha
# Sri Raghupathi Teertha
# Sri Raghunandana Teertha
# Sri Yadunandana Teertha
# Sri Vishvanatha Teertha
# Sri Vedagarbha Teertha
# Sri Vageesha Teertha
# Sri Varadapathi Teertha
# Sri Vishwapathi Teertha
# Sri Vishwamoorthi Teertha
# Sri Vedapathi Teertha
# Sri Vedaraja Teertha
# Sri Vidyadheesha Teertha
# Sri Vibhudesha Teertha
# Sri Varijaksha Teertha
# Sri Vishwendra Teertha
# Sri Vibhudavandya Teertha
# Sri Vibhudadhiraja Teertha
# Sri Vidyaraja Teertha
# Sri Vibhudapriya Teertha
# Sri Vidyasagara Teertha
# Sri Vasudeva Teertha
# Sri Vidyapathi Teertha
# Sri Vamana Teertha
# Sri Vidyanidhi Teertha
# Sri Vidyasamudra Teertha
# Sri Vidyavarinidhi Teertha
# Sri Vidyavallabha Teertha(Present Pontiff)
See also
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Kaniyur, Tamil Nadu
Kaniyur is a suburb of palani which is also a town panchayat in Tirupur District in the States of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kaniyur is also called Dravida Iyakkathin Thotti. It is one of the 'K' villages located near to dmelpettai
...
*
Kaniyur, Coimbatore
Kaniyur is a census town and a suburb in Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
See also
* Coimbatore metropolitan area
The Coimbatore Metropolitan Area, or Coimbatore Urban Agglomeration, is the sixteenth-most populous metro ...
External links
Sri Kaniyooru Matha, the official sitewww.udupipages.com
Ashta Mathas of Udupi
Hindu monasteries in India
Villages in Dakshina Kannada district
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