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Hardbound. Etat : As New. New. Contents Prolog. 1. Udupi its geographical location and legendary history. 2. Ananda Tirtha (1238 1317 C.E.) (aliases Anumana Tirtha Madhvacarya Purnabodha Purnaprajna sarvajnacarya Srimadacarya Sukha Tirtha) a biographical reconstruction. 3. Vadiraja Tirtha (1480 1600 C.E.) a biographical reconstruction. 4. Udupi a contemporary introduction to the great historical and spiritual capital of the Madhva Vaisnava Sampradaya. 5. A contemporary account of the pontifical traditions of the Udupi Mathas and their religio administrative apparatus as it exists today. 6. A contemporary account of the daily routine of the Sri Krsna temple with descriptions of the fourteen types of Pujas offered daily including a description of the special Utsavas. 7. Annual festivals observed at Udupi. 8. The Paryaya Mahotsava the biennial festive event unique to Udupi. Appendices 1. A brief sketch of the four non Udupi Taulava Madhva Mathas. 2. A brief sketch of the two Gauda Sarasvata Madhva Mathas. Select bibliography. Index. The book covers in eight chapters the traditions of one of the most unique Hindu temples and pilgrimage centers of Southern India i.e. the Krsna Temple at Udupi. The first chapter gives the legendary history of the Udupi region. Consecrated by Madhva (1238 1317 C.E.) whose biography is covered in the second chapter and enhanced by Vadiraja Tirtha (1480 1600 C.E.) whose life and works are detailed in the third chapter this book gives in chapters four five and six a contemporary description of this unique temple of Krsna which is administered by a set of eight Madhvite abbots by a system of rotation lasting 2 years each. Chapter seven narrates the method of observance of the annual routine of the Hindu festivals at the Udupi temple. The last chapter narrates the details of the biennial transfer of power of the custody of the Udupi temple from one monastery to the next. The two appendices at the end of the book expound the histories of some of the other Madhvite monasteries outside of the eight monasteries (Asthamathas) framework located in and around the Udupi general region. 337 pp.…

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