Sri Ahobila Mutt (also called Sri Ahobila Matam) is a Vadakalai

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monastery established around 1400 CE at

Ahobilam Ahobilam is a town and holy site in the Allagadda mandal of Nandyal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is surrounded by picturesque hills of the Eastern Ghats with several mountain hills and gorges. It is the centre of worship ...

in Andhra Pradesh,

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following the Vadakalai tradition of

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. It is attributed to Sri Adivan Satakopa Swami (originally known as Srinivasacharya). Sri Adhivan Satakopa, a

Vadakalai Sri Vaishnavism, or the Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya, is a denomination within the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism. The name refers to goddess Lakshmi (also known as Sri), as well as a prefix that means "sacred, revered", and the god Vishnu, wh ...

saint, who was a great grand disciple of ''

'' and a sishya of ''Ghatikasatham Ammal'', the scholarly successor of the celebrated

stalwart Nadadoor Ammal, founded and established the Matha, based on the Pancharatra tradition.

The Matha

As per legend, one of the nine Narasimhas of Ahobilam called Lord Malolan jumped into the hands of Srinivasacharya and ordered him to travel the length and breadth of the country.

Current Acharya

His Highness 46th Jeeyar Sri Satakopa Sri Ranganatha Yateendra Mahadesikan of AHOBILA MUTT

The current Acharya is the 46th Jeeyar ''Srivan Satakopa Sri Ranganatha Yateendra Mahadesikan''. He succeeded the previous pontiff 45th Jeeyar ''Sri Lakshmi Nrsimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yateendra Mahadesikan'' who attained Acharyan Thiruvadi on 19 May 2013 following a prolonged illness.

Temples under purview

Several temples such as the Nine (Nava) Narasimha temples of

, Veeraraghava temple in

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and Valvil Rama temple, Aandalakkum ayyan temple in the outskirts of Kumbakonam (Pullaboothankudi), are administered by Ahobila Matha. The Matha also has several branches across India. Sri Ahobila Matha Lakshmi Narasimha Lakshmi Narayana Temple, Ahobila Matha Marg,

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. The Ahobila Matha temple in Chembur, Established in 1968, is a preeminent religious center in this northern suburb of Mumbai.

Institutions administered

The Ahobila Matha has several religious and educational institutions in India which are:Pg.306 Report of the Sanskrit Commission, 1956-1957; India. Saṃskr̥ta Āyoga- Manager of Publications, 1958
/ref> # Sri Ahobila Matha Sanskrit College (Est. 1942) # Sri Ahobila Matha Veda Patashala (Est. 1942) # Sri Ahobila Matha Oriental High School (Est. 1952) # Sri Ahobila Matha Center for Human Resource Development (Est. 2002) # Sri Malolan College of Arts and Science, Madurantakam, (Est. 2009)

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