Eight Sannyasis Maths

Madhvacarya appointed eight sannyasi disciples to oversee the worship of the Sri Krishna Math. The responsibility of the worship is rotated in two-year periods, called paryaya, among the eight disciplic successions from his original eight disciples. The Paryaya Mahotsava, or "Handing Over Festival," occurs in even-numbered years on January 17 or 18.

The incoming sannyasi goes on pilgrimage two months before Paryaya and returns a week beforehand. He is greeted on the outskirts of the city and brought in a procession to Car Street. He then pays his respects to the Deities of Chandreswara, Ananthasana, and Sri Krishna.

The eight main Maths are located on Car Street, the road circling the Candramauleswara and Ananthasana Temples and running past the main entrance to Sri Krishna Math. The eight maths and the Deities worshiped in the maths are the Sode (Bhu-varaha), Puthige (Vitthala Krishna), and Adamar (Kaliya Mardana Krishna) on the southern side; the Pejawar (Vitthala Krishna) and Palimar (Sri Rama, who was presented by Sri Madhvacarya to the first leader of the Math) on the western; the Krishnapur (Kaliya Mardana Krishna) and Shirur (Vitthala Krishna) on the northern; and the Kaniyur (Narasimha) on the eastern.