Tradition of Sringin : Malayala Brahma Worship in the Mathas of Shri Vidyaranya Swami’s Lineage … II

Virupaksha Matha, Hampi According to available information about Malayala Brahman, at the Advaita Matha at Virupaksha (very near Hampi, in Karnataka State), there is a separate temple, within the precincts of this matha, where the deity of Malayala Brahmana is installed. Worship is being performed to the deity daily. During the daily puja, the mantras for sankalpa are:- “Malayala Brahmana pujam karishye … “. Every year aradhana is performed for Malayala Brahman on Vaisakha Suddha Chaturthi with sixteen Alankara Brahmins.(Sri Vidyaranya, The Vidyaranya Vidya Pitha Trust, Hampi, Publication no.3, 1983)