Krishnapura matha

This monastic order has many branches all over India. Some are at Udupi, Ramanakatte, Padigaru, Pejavara, Dandathirtha, Padubidri and others mostly in districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of present day Karnataka state and one in Prayag (Allahabad).

The Krishnapur Matha owned last large tracts of land, but lost due to enactment of the law "Tiller is the owner of Land" by then Chief minister of Karnataka state Devaraj Urs in 1974.

The Matha (monastery) at Krishnapura (Sankesha or Sankesa) which is Three (3) kilometres from Surathkal locality of Mangalore city, is the main (Moola) Matha (Mata) from which the name has been derived.The matha houses a Mukyaprana temple inside where puja is performed every day. The present Matha building at Krishnapur was built by Sri Vidyamurthi Theertha who is twenty sixth Swamiji in this lineage built Matha (monastery at) Krishnapur. There is a Mukhyaprana Hanuman temple inside the Matha. The structure of the building is mostly made of wood. This type of structure is considered rare in the modern age of concrete buildings.

The lineage of Swamiji's (Guru parampara) of Krishnapur Matha

• Sri Madhvacharya (1238–1317)
• Sri Janaradhana Teertha (1317–1319)
• Sri Srivatsanka Teertha (1319–1359)
• Sri Vageesha Teertha (1359–1407)
• Sri Lokesha Teertha (1407–1447)
• Sri Lokanaatha Teertha (1447–1461)
• Sri Lokapoojya Teertha (1461–1473)
• Sri Vidyaaraja Teertha (1473–1483)
• Sri Vishwaaadhiraja Teertha (1483–1493)
• Sri Vishwaadheesha Teertha (1493–1506)
• Sri Vishwesha Teertha (1506–1519)
• Sri Vishwavandya Teertha (1519–1530)
• Sri Vishwaraaja Teertha (1530–1541)
• Sri Dharaneedhara Teertha (1541–1555)
• Sri Dharaadhara Teertha (1555–1567)
• Sri Prajnaamoorthi Teertha-I (1567–1578)
• Sri Tapomoorthi Teertha (1578–1589)
• Sri Sureshwara Teertha (1589–1601)
• Sri Jagannaatha Teertha (1601–1614)
• Sri Suresha Teertha (1614–1627)
• Sri Vishwapungava Teertha (1627–1638)
• Sri Vishwavallabha Teertha (1638–1649)
• Sri Vishwabhooshana Teertha (1649–1659)
• Sri Yaadhavendra Teertha (1659–1670)
• Sri Prajnaamoorthi Teertha II (1670–1701)
• Sri Vidyaadhiraja Teertha (1701–1705)
• Sri Vidyamoorthi Teertha (1705–1766)
• Sri Vidyavallabha Teertha (1766–1775)
• Sri Vidyendra Teertha (1775–1784)
• Sri Vidyaanidhi Teertha (1784–1799)
• Sri Vidyaasamudra Teertha (1799–1820)
• Sri Vidyaapathi Teertha (died before assuming office) (1820–1820)
• Sri Vidyaadheesha Teertha (1820–1886)
• Sri Vidyaapoorna Teertha(1886–1938)
• Sri Vidyarathna Teertha (1938–1972)
• Sri Vidya Saagara Teertha (present Swamiji)(1972)