Matths and Peeths मठ

Advaita gosvamis of Santipur and the Nityananda line of Khardah

Santipur, Nadia, West Bengal

Hereditary gosvami families that historically held disciples: the descendants of Advaita Acharya at Santipur and of Nityananda at Khardah.

Akhil Bharatiya Nimbarkacharya Peeth

Nimbarktirth (Salemabad), Ajmer, Rajasthan

The seat of the Nimbarka sampradaya at Salemabad, renamed Nimbarktirth in July 2026.

BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha

Gujarat

A separate Swaminarayan body that split from Vadtal in 1905 or 1907. It is not one of the two gadis.

Brahmamgari Matham

Kandimallayapalle, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh

The seat of Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy.

Chinna Jeeyar (Jeeyar Educational Trust)

Muchintal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana

A major Sri Vaishnava teacher for Telugu families, with his ashram at Muchintal near Hyderabad.

Dadu Dham, Naraina

Naraina, Jaipur, Rajasthan

The prime seat of the Dadupanth.

Daivajna Matth (Jnaneshwari Peeth)

Karki, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka

The matth of the Daivajna community, at Karki near Honnavar.

Dharmapuram Adheenam

தருமபுரம் ஆதீனம்

Dharmapuram, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu

A Shaiva Siddhanta monastic seat, non-Brahmin in its line of heads.

Dwarka Sharada Peetham (Kalika Math)

द्वारका शारदा पीठ

Dwarka, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat

The western of the four amnaya peeths.

Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math

Partagali, Canacona, Goa

A Vaishnava Gaud Saraswat matth founded in 1475. It marked its 550th year with an address by the Prime Minister.

Gorakhnath Math (Gorakshpeeth)

गोरखनाथ मठ

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

The head seat of the Nath order.

Govardhan Peeth

गोवर्धन मठ

Puri, Odisha

The eastern of the four amnaya peeths. Freed from state control in 2019.

Hanumangarhi (Nirvani Ani Akhara)

Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

A Ramanandi akhara governed by its own panchayat.

Jyotirmath (Jyotish Peeth)

ज्योतिर्मठ

Joshimath, Chamoli, Uttarakhand

The northern of the four amnaya peeths.

Kabir Chaura Math (Mul Gadi)

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

The headquarters of the Kabirpanth. The Dharamdasi branch at Damakheda is separate.

Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham

காஞ்சி காமகோடி பீடம்

Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

An Advaita peeth that traces itself to Adi Shankara. Whether it is an amnaya seat is argued within the tradition, so it is listed beside the four rather than among them.

Karveer Peeth

Kolhapur, Maharashtra

An Advaita peeth at Kolhapur, found only in passing mentions.

Kavale (Kaivalya) Math

कवळे मठ

Kavale, Ponda, Goa

The matth of the Smarta Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (Dakshinatya Saraswats), with about fifteen branches. It is the spiritual head of the Shantadurga and Mangesh saunsthans.

Kumaraswamy Mutt (Thiruppanandal Mutt)

Kedar Ghat, Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

A Tamil Shaiva matth that runs the Kedareshwar temple in Varanasi, linked to Thiruppanandal in Tamil Nadu.

Madurai Adheenam

மதுரை ஆதீனம்

Madurai, Tamil Nadu

A Shaiva adheenam whose heads have traditionally been Saiva Vellalar.

Murugha Matha

Chitradurga, Karnataka

A Virakta Lingayat matth. An interim pontiff was appointed, and a High Court ruling returned control from a government administrator.

Parakala Mutt

Mysuru, Karnataka

The acharya seat of the Mysore Iyengars.

Poundarikapuram Andavan Ashramam

Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

The second Andavan ashramam at Srirangam, separate from Srimad Andavan.

Pushpagiri Peetham

Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh

An Advaita matha in Kadapa district.

Pushtimarg: Shrinathji, Nathdwara and the seven houses

श्रीनाथजी, नाथद्वारा

Nathdwara, Rajsamand, Rajasthan

The principal seat of the Pushtimarg, whose acharyas are hereditary descendants of Vallabhacharya. Followers include Bhatia, Lohana, Bania, Marwari and Kanbi Patel families. The Tilkayat heads the statutory temple board ex officio.

Ramachandrapura Math

ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರಾಪುರ ಮಠ

Haniya, Shivamogga, Karnataka

A Havyaka gurupeetha with about forty branches. Its claim to control Gokarna Mahabaleshwar is before a Supreme Court committee.

Rambhapuri (Veera Simhasana) Peetha

Balehonnur, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka

One of the five Veerashaiva panchapeethas.

Ramsnehi Ramdwara, Shahpura

Shahpura, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

The seat of the Ramsnehi order founded by Ram Charan, a nirguna Ram-bhakti tradition. Sources disagree on its other seats: one names Ren, Sinthal and Khedapa, and Wikipedia lists four others.

Satras of Assam

সত্ৰ

Assam

Satras initiate lay people into the Ekasarana tradition and keep them as disciples through the village namghars. The Asom Sattra Mahasabha counts 862 satras (other sources give 500 to about 1,000), in four samhatis: Brahma, Purusha, Nika and Kala. This is the clearest case in eastern India of a family belonging to an institution.

Shri Chitrapur Math

ಶ್ರೀ ಚಿತ್ರಾಪುರ ಮಠ

Shirali, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka

The guru-peeth of the Chitrapur Saraswats.

Shri Kashi Math Samsthan

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

A Vaishnava Gaud Saraswat matth founded about 1540, with centres at Kochi and Bandora.

Shri Math, Panchganga Ghat

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

The traditional seat of the Ramanandi sampradaya.

Siddaganga Math

Tumakuru, Karnataka

A Lingayat matth that gives free schooling to more than 9,000 children.

Sivagiri Mutt (Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham)

Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

The seat of Sree Narayana Guru, looked to by Ezhava families and others.

Sri Ahobila Math

Ahobilam, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh

A Vadakalai Sri Vaishnava matha founded at Ahobilam in 1398. The matha moves with its jeeyar and is the hereditary custodian of the Ahobilam temples.

Sri Chaitanya Math, Gaudiya Mission and Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math

Mayapur, Nadia, West Bengal

Three Gaudiya seats: Sri Chaitanya Math at Mayapur, the Gaudiya Mission at Baghbazar in Kolkata, and Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math at Navadvip.

Sri Raghavendra Swamy Math, Mantralayam

ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಮಠ

Mantralayam, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh

The Madhva matha at the brindavana of Raghavendra Tirtha. Its 355th Aradhana was held in August and September 2026.

Srimad Andavan Ashramam

Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

One of two Andavan ashramams at Srirangam, separate since a 19th-century split.

Sringeri Sharada Peetham

दक्षिणाम्नाय श्री शारदा पीठम्

Sringeri, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka

The southern of the four amnaya peeths held to have been founded by Adi Shankara. Karnataka Smarta families look mainly to Sringeri. It has a branch at Kedar Ghat, Varanasi.

Swaminarayan LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi

Vadtal, Kheda, Gujarat

The southern of the two Swaminarayan dioceses.

Swaminarayan NarNarayan Dev Gadi

Kalupur, Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

The northern of the two Swaminarayan dioceses, set out in the Desh Vibhag Lekh.

Swarnavalli Mahasamsthana

ಸ್ವರ್ಣವಲ್ಲೀ ಮಹಾಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ

Sonda, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka

A Havyaka Smarta matth near Sirsi.

Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam

திருவாவடுதுறை ஆதீனம்

Thiruvavaduthurai, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu

A Shaiva Siddhanta adheenam.

Tirumala Pedda Jeeyar and Chinna Jeeyar Mutts

Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Two hereditary seats that oversee the temple rituals at Tirumala.

Udupi Sri Krishna Matha and the Ashta Mathas

ಉಡುಪಿ ಅಷ್ಟ ಮಠ

Udupi, Karnataka

Eight Madhva mathas founded by Madhvacharya take turns to worship Krishna at Udupi, each for a two-year paryaya.

Ujjaini, Kedar, Srisailam and Kashi (Jangamwadi) peethas

Karnataka

The other four of the five Veerashaiva panchapeethas, at Ujjaini in Ballari district, Kedarnath, Srisailam and Varanasi.

Uttaradi Math

ಉತ್ತರಾದಿ ಮಠ

Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Bengaluru, Karnataka

A principal Madhva matha. The Gayawal priests of Gaya follow it.

Vanamamalai (Totadri) Mutt

Nanguneri, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

A Thenkalai acharya seat at Nanguneri.

Visakha Sri Sarada Peetham

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

An Advaita peetham founded in 1997, with a centre at Kokapet near Hyderabad. It is widely described by its political alignment.

Yadugiri Yathiraja Mutt

Melkote, Mandya, Karnataka

A Sri Vaishnava matha at Melkote.