Udupi Sri Krishna Matha, Hindu temple and monastery in Udupi, India

Udupi Sri Krishna Matha is a Hindu temple and monastery in Udupi, Karnataka. The site includes wooden pillars, finely worked stone reliefs and several ceremonial halls that surround the central sanctuary.

Madhvacharya, founder of the Dvaita school of Vedanta philosophy, established the institution in the 13th century as a center for spiritual learning. Eight monastic institutions, known as the Ashta Mathas, later took over administration and rotate their responsibility every two years through a ceremony called Paryaya.

Devotees view Krishna through the Kanakana Kindi, the outer window linked to the Haridasa saint Kanakadasa, who was barred from entering as a non-Brahmin and sang behind the temple wall. The inner Navagraha Kindi, a silver-plated window with nine holes, is often mistaken for it. The matha is a centre of Daasa Saahitya, the devotional literature that originated in Udupi.

Visitors should remove shoes, maintain quiet during prayer sessions, and wear modest clothing when entering the premises. The complex is open daily from 5 AM to 9 PM, with main rituals taking place in the early morning and evening.

The inner Navagraha Kindi, a silver-plated window with nine holes, is often mistaken for the Kanakana Kindi, the outer window named after the saint Kanakadasa. The Kanakana Kindi is framed by an arch bearing his name, and a statue of the saint stands nearby. A German scholar, Hermann Friedrich Mogling, recorded the Kanakadasa traditions in the 1860s.