This holy place on the banks of river Kanwa has the mula-brindavana of Sri Brahmanya thirtha and other Saints of Vaishnava seers. The location is amid greens fields and coconut groves.Sri Brahmanya Thirtha comes in the parampara of Sri Rajendra Thirtha , Sri jayadwaja Thirtha and Sri purushothama Thirtha. He is said to be Suryamsha Sambhootha. He is the chief person responsible for presenting the great Sri Vyasaraja to the spiritual world.
As per history , Sri Brahmanya Thirtha went on a pilgrimage to Badri Kshetra on foot and served Sri Badrinarayana for several periods. He then came back to abbur after visiting holy shines in north and south. He entered the Guha (cave) and did penance for long there. He was a great Tapaswi and devotee of Krishna. His intelligence was like a Brihaspati, his Bhakthi was like Prahalada and his Virakti was compared to Sanakadi munis. He lived as he should, like a true Sanyasi.
He performed many miracles during his life time. He was the person who restored the lost legs of the crown prince of Raja of Gangawadi in return getting the image of Brahmakarachita Sri Vittala idol from his royal treasury. He installed Sri Pranadeva at Satenahally in Dharwar District.
He installed Sri Vyasaraja in his place as the head of mutt and entered Brindavana on Vaishaka Bahula Dwadashi. So his Aradhana is celebrated on that day in all grandeur, every year.
The idols in the mutt are Venugopala, Lakashmi-Narasimha, Bhoo Varaha, Ramachandra, Seeta, Lakshmana, Madhwacharya-Karachita Yogapattika Sri Lakashmi-Narasimha, Lakshmi devi, and Satyabhami Devi
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