Puttige Matha Guru Parampara is the lineage of Swamijis or pontiffs who have headed the Puttige matha, one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi. The first pontiff of Puttige matha was Sri Upendra Tirtha, who was a direct disciple of Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy. The main idols worshipped in the Puttige matha are that of Panduranga Vittala, which was given to Sri Upendra Tirtha by Sri Madhvacharya. Till date, there have been 29 pontiffs who have headed the matha.
The current Swamiji of the matha is Sri Sugunendra Tirtha Swamiji.
Read more about Puttige Matha Guru Parampara: The Lineage
Famous quotes containing the word guru:
“One does not become a guru by accident.”
—James Fenton (b. 1949)