Kashi Math

Kashi Math is a matha (monastery) and a spiritual organisation followed by the Madhva section of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins, who are also referred as Madhwa Saraswat Brahmins or Vaishnava Saraswat Brahmins.^[1][2] It dates back to the 16th century. With its headquarters in Brahma Ghat, Varanasi.^[3][4] Kashi Math has followers all over the Konkan belt, prominently in Mumbai, Goa, Udupi, Mangalore, Kochi and other parts of Karnataka and Kerala.^[5]

Kashi Math
Sri Kashi Math Samsthan
Deities of Samsthan Kashi Math
Religion
Affiliation	Madhvacharya's Dvaita Siddhantha
Deity	Vyasa Raghupathi Narasimha
Festivals	Vyas Jayanthi, Ugadi Narashima Jayanthi, Vaishaka Poornima, Chaturmasa Vrutha, Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Anantha Chaturdashi, Navaratri, Punyatithi Aaradhana of Shrimad Madhavendra Tirtha Swamiji, Shrimad Bhuvanendra Tirtha Swamiji, Shrimad Varadendra Tirtha Swamiji, Shrimad Sukratindra Tirtha Swamiji, and Shrimad Sudhindra Tirtha Swamiji, Righupakarma, Nagar Panchami, Vyas Mandir Pratishtha Mahotsav (Haridwar Vardanthi)
Location
Location	Varanasi
State	Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
Architecture
Founder	Vijayendra Tirtha by initiating Sanyasa Deeksha to Sri Yadavendra Tirtha
Website
https://kashimath.org/

Deities

The principal deities of Kashi Math are charaprathishta ("moving installation") idols of Vyasa, Rama and Narasimha, who are also collectively known as the Vyasa Raghupathi Narasimha.^[6]

Gurus

The Kashi Math follows the Guru-shishya tradition where the Guru of the Math initiates a shishya to succeed him upon his Samadhi.^[7] Samyamindra Thirtha is the 21st and current head (Mathadipathi) of the Math. The heads have been:^[8]

1. Yadavendra Thirtha -I
2. Keshavendra Thirtha
3. Upendra Thirtha -I
4. Yadavendra Thirtha -II
5. Raghavendra Thirtha
6. Devendra Thirtha
7. Madhavendra Thirtha
8. Jnaneendra Thirtha
9. Yadavendra Thirtha -III
10. Upendra Thirtha -II
11. Rajendra Thirtha
12. Sureendra Thirtha
13. Vishnu Thirtha
14. Vibhudendra Thirtha
15. Sumatheendra Thirtha
16. Vasudendra Thirtha
17. Bhuvanendra Thirtha
18. Varadendra Thirtha
19. Sukrathindra Thirtha
20. Sudhindra Thirtha
21. Samyamindra Thirtha