Shirur Mutt
Shirur Mutt: To the east of Sri Krishna Mutt in front of the Kanaka's shrine is located the Shirur Mutt. The main branch of this Mutt is in the village Shirur.
The idol of Vithala with Sri Devi and Bhudevi gifted by the Acharya to the first pontiff Sri Varmana Tirtha of this Mutt is worshipped here. To distinguish this Vithala from the other idols of Vithala, the name Varma Vithala is given to this idol.
The 30th pontiff in the lineage Sri Lakshmivara Tirtha is the present chief of this Mutt. He was initiated at the age of 8 years in june 1971.
The Guru parampara of this Mutt:
1. Vamana Tirtha
2. Vasudeva Tirtha
3. Punyasloka Tirtha
4. Vedagamya Tirtha
5. Vedavyasa Tirtha
6. Vedavedya Tirtha
7. Mahesha Tirtha
8. Krishna Tirtha
9. Raghava Tirtha Suresh Tirtha
10. Suresha Tirtha
11. Vedabhushana Tirtha
12. srinivasa Tirtha
13. Vedanidhi Tirtha
14. Sridhara Tirtha
15. Yadavittama Tirtha
16. Lakshminarayana Tirtha
17. Vishvabhushana Tirtha
18. Trailokyapavana Tirtha
19. Lakshmikanta Tirtha
20. Lakshminarayana Tirtha
21. Lakshmipathi Tirtha
22. Lakshmidhara Tirtha
23. Lakshmiramana Tirtha
24. Lakshmimanohara Tirtha
25. Lakshmipriya Tirtha
26. Lakshmivallabha Tirtha
27. Lakshmisamudra Tirtha
28. Lakshmindra Tirtha
29. Lakshmimanojna tirtha (He renounced the seat)
30. Lakshmivara Tirtha (Present swamiji)
