Paryaaya Kaniyoor Mutt
It was 2015 we came to explore the Paryaaya, this is a religious ritual that takes place every alternate year in Sri Krishna Matha (Krishna Temple) of Udupi. The puja and administration of Krishna Matha are distributed among the Swamijis of Ashta Matha’s established by Dvaita philosopher Sri Madhvacharya\
The duration of this tenure is known as the paryaaya period and the handing over of the worship from one Swamiji to another is known as the paryaaya festival.
During paryaaya, the puja and administration of Krishna Matha is handed over from Swamiji of one of Ashta Matha to the Swamiji of another Ashta Matha. It takes place every two years in even-numbered years. On 18 January 2014, the puja and administration were handed over to Kaniyoor Mutt’s Vidhyavallabhatirtha Swamiji from Sodhe Mutt’s Vishwavallabhatirtha Swamiji.
