Kaniyuru

Kaniyooru, also spelled Kaniyooru, is a village in Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state, India. It houses one of the Ashta Mathas established by Madhvacharya, the Dvaita philosopher. The village is located on Mangalore to Bangalore broadguage railway line. There is a railway station at Kaniyooru.[1] 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.

Kaniyooru
Village
Kaniyooru is located in Karnataka
Kaniyooru
Kaniyooru
Location in Karnataka, India
Kaniyooru is located in India
Kaniyooru
Kaniyooru
Kaniyooru (India)
Coordinates: 12°43′07″N 75°21′54″E
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictMangalore
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialTulu, Kannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574328
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA
Nearest cityPuttur
Lok Sabha constituencyMangalore
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

Kaniyoor Matha

Shri Kaniyoor Matha is one among the eight Mathas (which are popularly known as Ashta Matha) established by Shri Madhvacharya. 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.[2]

Guru Parampara of Kaniyoor Matha
  1. Sri Madhvacharya
  2. Sri Rama Teertha
  3. Sri Raghunatha Teertha
  4. Sri Raghupathi Teertha
  5. Sri Raghunandana Teertha
  6. Sri Yadunandana Teertha
  7. Sri Vishvanatha Teertha
  8. Sri Vedagarbha Teertha
  9. Sri Vageesha Teertha
  10. Sri Varadapathi Teertha
  11. Sri Vishwapathi Teertha
  12. Sri Vishwamoorthi Teertha
  13. Sri Vedapathi Teertha
  14. Sri Vedaraja Teertha
  15. Sri Vidyadheesha Teertha
  16. Sri Vibhudesha Teertha
  17. Sri Varijaksha Teertha
  18. Sri Vishwendra Teertha
  19. Sri Vibhudavandya Teertha
  20. Sri Vibhudadhiraja Teertha
  21. Sri Vidyaraja Teertha
  22. Sri Vibhudapriya Teertha
  23. Sri Vidyasagara Teertha
  24. Sri Vasudeva Teertha
  25. Sri Vidyapathi Teertha
  26. Sri Vamana Teertha
  27. Sri Vidyanidhi Teertha
  28. Sri Vidyasamudra Teertha
  29. Sri Vidyavarinidhi Teertha
  30. Sri Vidyavallabha Teertha(Present Pontiff)

See also

References
  1. "State signals sliver of hope for Kaniyooru rail project". The Hindu, English Daily Newspaper. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. "SHRI KANIYOORU MATHA SEER OFFERS PRAYERS IN SRIVARI TEMPLE". TTD.news. Retrieved 5 August 2023.


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