SHRI KRISHNAPURA MATT:

Name of the property: shri krishnapura mutt

Location

Address:

Village:

District:

State:

Pin:

Property category

Typology:

Usage

Present:

Past:

Ownership

Age/date (absolute or relative)

Historical significance

The Krishnapur Mutt in some records and literature is a Madhwa

Vaishnava monastery. It is one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi
founded by Dvaita philosopher Madhvacharya of Udupi.

Setting:

approach: The mutt is on the northern flank of the Car Street. It

has a wooden entrance followed by small door which opens into
the central temple of the mutt.

surrounding: it has a adjoined narrow road and is surrounded by

other mutt and shiv temple in the front and other general stores
in the street.

Architectural description:

The mutt consist of 3 courtyards which is surrounded by lobby

for circulation and of which one courtyard is a service courtyard.
Each courtyard consits of slopping roof with manglorian tiles.
Along with the entrance, there is a Mukhyaprana Hanuman
temple inside the Matha. The structure of the building is mostly
made of wood.

Decorative features:

The temple is surrounded by large pillars with elephant carvings

which would support the most of the structure.
SURAL PALACE

Name of the property: sural palace

Location

Address:

Village:

District:

State:

Pin:

Property category

Typology:

Usage

Present:

Past:

Ownership

Age/date (absolute or relative)

Historical significance

The unique 450 year old Mud Palace is situated at Sural, 20 km

from Udupi. The Tulu Jain Royal family of Tolahas is known to
have built the Mud Palace. They were the rulers of Udupi from
medieval times to the 11th century. This place was unknown to
the outside world till early 1970’s. The Mud Palace bears the
distinctive stamp of local architecture. It has been declared a
protected monument by the State Directorate of Archaeology
and Museums and renovation work has been started.

Setting

approach: approached by a huge gate followed by a courtyard.

The opposite of the approach road has a small school which is
now owned by the goverment now.

Surroundings: it is surrounded by school, temples, houses and

some general stores.

Architectural significance:

Apart from the palace being built completely with mud, Hopea
wood, jack wood and wild jack wood was also used. Wooden
pillars support the roof, using the inter-lock method, without a
single nail being used. The palace consists of 7 courtyards each
courtyard is used for different purpose.

MUSLIM HOUSE
Name of the property: Khan sama house

Location

Address:

Village:

District:

State:

Pin:

Property category

Typology:

Usage

Present:

Past:

Ownership

Age/date (absolute or relative)

Historical significance

The house was built in 1947, it was renovated many times till
date. The muslim family had a family buisness of welding and
making tools of which the making is carried out besides the
house in a small garage.
Setting

approach:

surroundings: it has a neighbouring house besides it which is

comparitvely small. It consists of a internal door which opens
into another house. It has a pantry in the front of the house

Architectural significance:

It has a wide hall area with sufficient ventilation. The kitchen

area is compartively small. The house has a covered backyard
with translucent openings, which wide spread to the width of
the house. It has enough storage area on the roof top of the
house.

AACHARYA HOUSE

Name of the property:

Location

Address:

Village:

District:

State:
Pin:

Property category

Typology:

Usage

Present:

Past:

Ownership

Age/date (absolute or relative)

Historical significance

A 200 year old house which belongs to a gujarati family, which

does not live in india and visits this house for vacation. The
owner is an ayurvedic doctor to whom many local as well as
many NRI patients would visit for their medication purpose.

setting:

approach: approched by a small street has a normal entrance

door followed by a public, semi-public and a open courtyard
space.

surrounding: it is mainly surrounded by other neighbouring

residences and the approch road leads to the temple.
Architectural significance:

The house open into a closed area than a open courtyard and
again a closed area. The first closed area includes the public and
semi public spaces such as hall and kitchen area. Than comes the
open courtyard and which leads to a closed space which was
earlier a barn and now has turned to a clinic area.

8 MUTTS
Palimar Mutt

The mutt is on the western flank of the Car Street. The Idol
worshipped in the mutt is of Sri Rama which was bestowed by
Sri Madvacharya to the first pontiff of the mutt, Sri Hrishikesha
Theertha. The main branch of the mutt is in a village called
Palimar, 30 kilometres from Udupi in the Udupi District. The 30th
pontiff in the lineage, Sri Vidyadheesha Theertha is the present
Swamiji. The mutt has established the Yoga Deepika Gurukula at
Palimar and the Rama Hanuman Mandira at Haridwar. The mutt
has been giving every year, the awards and monetary rewards to
the eminent Sanskrit scholars of different parts of the country.
Besides, the mutt has been periodically holding seminars on
Vedic philosophy, conducting for students the competitions on
matters related to Ramayana and Bhagavatha and also
publishing the books of religious importance in Sanskrit and
Kannada languages.

Admar Mutt
The mutt is on the southern flank of the Car Street. Sri
Madvacharya gifted the idol of Kaliyamavardhana Krishna to the
first pontiff of the mutt, Sri Narahari Theertha. The main branch
of the mutt is at the place called Admar, 21 kilometres from
Udupi in the Udupi District. The present senior and junior
pontiffs of the mutt are Sri Vibudhesha Theertha and Sri
Vishwapriya Theertha respectively. The mutt has established 23
educational institutions of eminence in different parts of the
country to impart secular as well as spiritual education. Over
16,000 students are presently studying in these institutions. The
mutt has established the charity dispensaries, temples, an old
age home and choultries in different places. Besides, in
Bangalore the mutt has also established an ambitious centre for
fundamental research in different branches of science.

Krishnapur Mutt

The mutt is on the northern flank of the Car Street. The first
pontiff of the mutt was Sri Janardhana Theertha and the idol
worshipped in the mutt, given by Sri Madhvacharya, is also
Kaliyamavardhana Krishna. The main branch of the mutt is in the
village Krishnapura, 45 kilometres form Udupi near Surathkal in
Dakshina Kannada District. The 36th pontiff in the lineage, Sri
Vidyasamudra Theertha, is the present chief of the mutt. The
mutt has a Kalyana Mandira (marriage hall) and has founded
recently a polytechnic institute in Udupi. As in the case of other
Udupi mutts this mutt also has many branches in different
places.

Puttige Mutt
The mutt is on the southern flank of the Car Street. Sri Upendra
Theertha was the original pontiff of the mutt who was given the
idol of Upendra Vithala by Sri Madhvachaya. The main branch of
the mutt is at Puttige, 21 kilometres from Udupi in the Udupi
District. The 29th Swamiji in the lineage, Sri Sugunendra
Theertha, is the present pontiff. The muth has established a
Vidya Peetha, an old age home, temples, choultries, etc. It has
also been publishing the monthly journals, Sugunamala in the
Kannada language and Suguna Digest in the English language.
Moreover, the mutt has built a magnificent Geetha Mandira near
the Sri Krishna Mutt.

Shirur Mutt

The mutt is on the northern flank of the Car Street. The presiding
deity of the mutt is Vithala and the idol was gifted by Sri
Madvacharya to the first pontiff of the mutt Sri Vamana
Theertha. The main branch of the mutt is at Shirur, a village 21
kilometres from Udupi in the Udupi district. The 30th pontiff in
the lineage, Sri Laxmivara Theertha, is the present swamiji. The
mutt has established a school at Shirur and a unique Mathura
Complex in Udupi, consisting of a Kalyana Mandira, a yoga
Mandira, a modern auditorium and a dining hall. The mutt has
also brought out many publications on the matters of religious
importance in Sanskrit, Kannada and English languages.

Sode Mutt

The mutt is on the southern flank of the Car Street. The first
pontiff of the mutt, Sri Vishnu Theertha, started worshipping the
idol of Bhuvaraha which was bestowed by Sri Madhvacharya.
The main branch of the mutt is located in a place called Sode
near Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district which is 224 kilometres from
Udupi. The 35th pontiff in the lineage, Sri Vishvottama Theertha,
is the present head of the mutt. The great reformer who
standardised and systematised the ways of worship and general
administration in the Sri Krishna Mutt, Sri Vadiraja Theertha, was
the 20th pontiff of this mutt. The mutt has established a
Preuniversity College at Innanje near Udupi and the two
choultries for the benefit of pilgrims in Udupi. The mutt has also
published many books of religious significance in Sanskrit and
Kannada languages.

Kaniyur Mutt

The mutt is on the eastern flank of the Car Street. The first
pontiff of the mutt, Sri Rama Theertha, was gifted an idol of Yoga
Narasimha by Sri Madhvacharya. The main branch of the mutt is
at Kaniyur, a place near Subrahmanya in Dakshina Kannada
District which is 145 Kilometres from Udupi. The 30th pontiff in
the linage, Sri Vidya Vallabha Theertha, is the present Swamjiji.
The mutt has established a primary school at Kalmadi and a high
school at Kidiyoor near Udupi. The mutt has also established
many temples in different places and a choultry in Udupi.

Pejavar Mutt

The mutt is on the western flank of the Car Street. The idol
worshipped in the mutt is of Vithala gifted by Sri Madhvacharya
to the founder pontiff, Sri Adhokshaja Theertha. The main
branch of the mutt is in a village by the name Pejavar, 55
kilometres from Udupi, near Mangalore in Dakshina Kannada
District. The present senior and junior pontiffs of the mutt are
Shri Vishvesha Theertha and Sri Vishvaprasanna Theertha
respectively. The mutt has been managing over sixty institutions
in different parts of the country. Educational institutions for
traditional as well as general learning, choultries in different holy
places of the country, temples, charity hospitals, student hostels,
old age homes, orphanages etc. are established by the mutt far
and near Udupi. Perhaps this mutt happens to be the best
known in the country among the eight mutts of Udupi associated
with the Sri Krishna Mutt.

SURAL

Sural is a small Village/hamlet in Kundapura Taluk in Udupi

District of Karnataka State, India. It comes under Siddapur
Panchayath. It belongs to Mysore Division . It is located 43 KM
towards North from District head quarters Udupi. 374 KM from
State capital Bangalore Sural is surrounded by Udupi Taluk
towards South , Bhatkal Taluk towards North , Hosanagara Taluk
towards East , Karkal Taluk towards South . Kota , Udupi , Karkala
, Sagar are the near by Cities to Sural. It is near to arabian sea.
There is a chance of humidity in the weather.

Sural is a small Village/hamlet in Kundapura Taluk in Udupi

District of Karnataka State, India. It comes under Siddapur
Panchayath. It belongs to Mysore Division . It is located 43 KM
towards North from District head quarters Udupi. 374 KM from
State capital Bangalore Sural is surrounded by Udupi Taluk
towards South , Bhatkal Taluk towards North , Hosanagara Taluk
towards East , Karkal Taluk towards South . Kota , Udupi , Karkala
, Sagar are the near by Cities to Sural. It is near to arabian sea.
There is a chance of humidity in the weather.

HASTA SHILPA.

The heritage village project was born out of an intense concern

of Hasta Shilpa Trust of Manipal for the restoration and
conservation of the centuries-old vernaculR structures of
architectural inherit, aesthetic interest and craft importance and
also for preservation of traditional objects of art and craft of
Karnataka state. The whole concept is based on art, craft and
architectural traditions are integral to our cultural continunity.
The whole crisis lies in the fact that when a society loses its
sense and identity with its roo, and therefore its pride in itself, it
is deprived of a sense of judgement of values.

Over the last, the Trust has relocated through the process of
restoration of 26 structures if immense architectural merit and
fine craftsmanship. The whole exercise of redocation of the
traditional building involves several processes like
documentation of the concerned structure through measured
drawings and visuals, coding of each component of the structure
prior to its dismantling and restoration of the damanged
portions of the structure before its restructing in the village.

Hasta Shilpa Heritage village is located about one km away from

tiger circle in manipal, the university town in udupi district in the
coastal region of karnataka state. The site is located stretches 6
acres to the east of Manipal lake and to the south of
planetarium.

Project initiator: Vijaynath Shenoy

Engineers: Red Earth, Manipal

Site area: 26 acres

Total built up area: 3 acres

Construction time: 12 years

Cost of project: 1.4 crores (estimated)

Founded by the State Govt. of Karnataka, and the Norwegian,

Finnish and Netherland governments

The heritage centre today is visited by some of the eminent cities

contemporary artists students of the corporate world, thus
creating a vibrant ecosystem which Mr. Shenoy has recreated
several buildings with enormous research to being alive the past.
It vivdly showcases the influence of culture, localisation, rulers,
socio-economic status and religious practices. Mr shenoy has put
in a lot of effort himself with the families who owned the
buildings, spending days with them to understand the regal
stories embedded in their creations. Most of the buildings have
been recreated with precise engineering measurements through
a process called "Documentation".

The site remains hidden from the outside due to the varied tree
species present in the site, the site is full of varied trees which
would give a feel of village expedition to every visitor.

The ground was red laterite earth with lots of ups and downs
and the structures were stuck into the mountanious site forming
a beautiful scene of greenary of a traditional village . The overall
site slopes down towards the eastern direction, where the
manipal lake is present.

The Hungamacutta Bansaule Mane is a trading house and

warehouse with its residential qualities situated in the coastal
post town of hungmacutta in udupi taluk.

The structure of the hungamacutta bansaule mane was planned

in such a way as to faciliate and merge the dual purpose of its
function as a workplace and residence very effectively.

The front position facing the habour, logically because the

business block while the trader's residence portion was located
at the near separated by a court left open to the sky. It was
roofed with steep slopes and deep overhangs to ensure the
damage of the monson effectively so that the commodities
stored retained dry.

The pedestrian path resembles the main bullock cart lane of the
village with buildings on either side, thwse lane is further
branched into smaller lanes on either side denothing the
pedestrian paths with bazaars on either side.

The cut can be approached through the village or directly from

the entrance, the idea is to open the oat for the public in the
evening with disturbing the village.

The green colour represents the turf in the site.

There were no water body on the site natural or man made

because the site itself was sloping down to the nearby lake.

The site itself was highly porous and does not allow any water
stagnation.

The pathways were irregular in pattern depicting the village

pathways and the pathways were not paved.

The pathways near the crafts centre was paved with brick to
ensure artisians to work in open enviornment when necessary.

The newly constructed structures were also done with locally

available materials like laterite, stone, wood etc.

The blocks were not placed with respect to any of their original
site enviornment due to space restrictions.

All the entries were facing the street and the rear door also
opens into the back street.

The building materials used varies on each type of building,

materials and techniques were followed since all the structures
were old buildings .

The British colonial bungalow that has been relocated in the

Heritage Village of Hasta Shilpa was earlier situated is
cantonment area of bangalore.

Is is a three-floor building with each floor having a central hall

and two side-halls with a semi open veranda
The use of timber is limited to doors, windows, grilles and part
of stair-cases.

The nature of their occupation provided ample time for cultural

pursuits in the field of literature, grammar, ancient texts, arts,
performing arts and allied subjects. So a great number of
members of this forming comunity became scholars,
grammarians, journalists, artists, musicians and pandits.

·0