Kaniyooru | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kaniyooru Location in Karnataka, India  Kaniyooru Kaniyooru (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°43′07″N 75°21′54″E / 12.71861°N 75.36500°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mangalore |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tulu, Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 574328 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA |
| Nearest city | Puttur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mangalore |
| Website | karnataka |
Kaniyooru, also spelled Kaniyuru, is a village in Kadaba taluk in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state, India.[1] 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.[2] 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 or Kaniyur Mutt 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.[3]
Guru Parampara of Kaniyoor Matha
- Sri Madhvacharya
- 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)[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Kadaba Taluk" (PDF). Karnataka Government. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "State signals sliver of hope for Kaniyooru rail project". The Hindu, English Daily Newspaper. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "SHRI KANIYOORU MATHA SEER OFFERS PRAYERS IN SRIVARI TEMPLE". TTD.news. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Udupi, Kaniyoor Swamiji ascends Paryaya Peetha amid grand celebrations". DaijiWorld. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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