Sode Mutt
Sode Mutt: This is located in the Southeast corner of the Car Street. Before the time of Vadhiraja the main village branch of this Mutt was in Kumbhasi village. Hence it was known as Kumbhasi Mutt. Arasappa Navak of Sode honoured Vadiraja Swamiji by gifting land properties at Sode. Vadriraja Swamiji constructed a big Mutt there and renamed this Mutt as Sode Mutt. The main branches of all seven Mutts are in the villages of South Kanaka. But that of Sode Mutt alone is in the North Kanaka District.
The original pontiff of this Mutt started worshipping the idol of Bhuvaraha. Gifted by Sri Madhvacharya. The idol is known for its remarkable iconography with Bhuudeevi on one thigh and the other leg supporting on the hood of serpent. Along with Bhuvaraha idol of the personal god of Vadiraja namely Hayagriya is also worshipped. Sri Hayagriva is the presiding deity of knowledge and accordingly the idol has in hand the mudra of knowledge, book, rosary and conch. The 35th pontiff in the lineage Sri Vishvottama Tirtha Swamiji is the present head of the Mutt. He was initiated into the order at the age of 9 in the year 1943, the bhaadrapada suddha caturthi in the samvtsara svabhaaun.
The guru parampara of the Mutt is as follows:
1.Vishnu Tirtha
2.Vedavyasa Tirtha
3.Vedavedya Tirtha
4.Vedagarbha Tirtha
5.Vareesha tirtha
6.Vamana Tirtha
7.Vasudeva Tirtha
8.Vedavyasa Tirtha
9.Varaha tirtha
10.Vedatma Tirtha
11.Vishvavandya Tirtha
12.Ratnagarbha Tirtha
13.Vedanga Tirtha
14.Vidyapati Tirtha
15.Vishvavandya Tirtha
16.Vishva Tirtha
17.Vithala tirtha
18.Varadaraja tirtha
19.Vagisha Tirtha
20.Vadiraja Tirtha
21.Vedavedya Tirtha
22.Vidyanidhi Tirtha
23.Vedanidhi Tirtha
24. Varadaraja Tirtha
25.Vishvadhirajendra Tirtha
26.Vadivandya Tirtha
27.Vishvavandya Tirtha
28.Vibudhavarya Tirtha
29.Vishvanidhi Tirtha
30.Vishvadhisha Tirtha
31.Vishvesha Tirtha
32.Vishvapriya Tirtha
33.Vishvadhisha Tirtha
34.vishvendra Tirtha
35.Vishvottama Tirtha (The present swamiji)
