Udupi Krishna Temple is a historic Hindu temple located in Udupi, Mangalore, Karnataka. Udupi Krishna temple is dedicated to “Lord Krishna” and “Dvaita Matha”. The temple is surrounded by several temples one of which is the “Udupi Ananthaneshwara Temple” which is thousand years old.
History of Udupi Krishna Temple
Krishna Matha was founded by Vaishnavite saint Jagadguru Shri Madhvacharya in the 13th century. It is believed that Madhvacharya found the Murti of Shri Krishna in a large ball of gopichandana. Devotees can have the darshan of Lord Krishna through the inner window which is known as the Navagruha Kindi and the outer window known as the Kanakana Kindi which is decorated by an arch with his name on it.
Udupi Krishna Temple Timings
The Udupi Krishna Temple opens in the morning at 4:30 am and is open till 9:00 pm.
Darshan Timings
Viswaroopa Darshan : 5:40 am to 6:00 pm
Darshan: 6:00 am to 8:30 pm
The Schedule of the temple goes here
4:30 am Temple opens
4:50 am Nirmalya Visarjana Pooja
5:30 am Ushakala Pooja
5:35 am Akshaya Patra Gopuja
5:40 am Viswaroopa Darshan
5:45 am Panchmaritha Abhishekam
6:15 am Udvarthana Pooja
6:20 am Kalasa Pooja
6:30 am Teertha Pooja
8:00 am Alankara Pooja
9:30 am Avasara Sanakadi Pooja
9:45 am Maha Pooja
7:00 pm Chamara Seva
7:30 pm Ratri Pooja
7:35 pm Ranga Pooja
7:45 pm Utsava
8:15 pm Thottilu Pooja
8:40 pm Kolalu Seva
8:50 pm Ekantha Seva
Festivals in Udupi Krishna Temple
Festivals celebrated in Udupi Krishna Temple are:
- Saptotsava (in the middle of January)
- Sri Madhwa Navami (in the month of February)
- Holi Kamadahana (in the month of March)
- Sri Rama Navami (in the month of April)
- Mesha Sankramana
- Vasanthotsava (in the month of Chaitra)
- Narasimha Jayanthi (in the month of May)
- Bhagirathi Janmadina
- Chaturmasa
- Jagaranaseva
- Sri Krishna Jayanthi
- Ganesha Chathurthi
- Anantha Chaturdashi
- Navarathri
- Panchami Jagarana Pooja
- Deepavali
- Laksha Deepotsava
- Subramanya Shashti
- Dhanu Pooja
- Guru Samaradhana
- Paryaya Mahotsava
