Aboor (Karnataka, Bangalore District)

This holy place on the banks of river Kanva has the mula-Vrindavana of Sri Brahmanya Tirtha and other Vaisnava saints. The location is amid greenfields and coconut groves. Sri Brahmanya Tirtha comes in the parampara of Sri Rajendra Tirtha, Sri Jayadhvaja Tirtha and SriPurusottama Tirtha. He is said to be Suryamsa-Sambhoota . He was intrumentle in presenting the great Sri Vyasaraja (Sri Vyasatirtha)to the Spiritual World. As per history, Sri Brahmanya Tirtha went on apilgrimage to Badri Kshetra on foot and served Sri Badrinarayana for several periods. He then came back to Aboor after visiting the holy shrines in north and south. He entered the cave and did penance for long there. He was a great tapasvi . His intelligence was like Bruhaspati, his bhakti was like Prahlada and his virakti (renunciation) was compared to Sanaka and other great sages (munis). He lived as he should, like a true sannyasi. He performed many miracles during His lifetime. He was the person who restored the lost legs of the crownprince of the King of Gangawadi in return getting the Deity of Sri Vitthala, which was worshipped by Brahmä, from his royal treasury. He installed Sri Vyasatirtha in his place as the head of the matha . His Aradhane is on Vaisakha Bahula Dvadasi. .The Deities worshipped in the matha are Venu-gopäla, Laksmi-narasimha, Bhu Varaha, Ramacandra, Sita,Laksmana, Yoga-pattika Sri Laksmi-narasimha worshipped by the lotus hands of Sri Madhvacarya, Laksmidevi and Satyabhama Devi.This place is 60 kms from Bangalore.