Emar Matha

Emar Matha or Embar Mutt is located in the south-eastern corner of Jagannath Temple, Puri outside the main Prakara near Kalikadevi Sahi.

History

Ramanujacharya while coming to Puri established this Mutt. It is said that Govindacharya (Govinda Jeeyar) was the first pontif of this matha. Govindacharya was given the name Emperumannar, which means my lord in Tamil. Some of the disciples argued that if they call Govindacharya "my lord" then it may insult their Guru and Narayana, so Ramanuja changed his name to Embar. It is noteworthy that Govindacharya was a cousin brother of Srimad Ramanuja, and he saved Ramanuja from Yadavaprakasha's conspiracy. The matha houses images of Krishna and Radha along with Rama parivaar.

Archaeology

The doorjambs of Emar mutt are noteworthy to see. It has all features of Kalingan architecture. The mutt was renovated during Maratha ruling on Orissa. The followers of this mutt belong to Thengalai sect of Srivaishnava sampradaya.

Approximately 18 tonnes of ancient silver treasure has been recovered from the mutt.^[1]

See also

• MadhuraMangalam
• Ramanuja
• Ranganatha
• Melkote

References

• reports on Emar matha
• treasure in Emar matha

Temples and Sacred Places in Puri
Jagannath Temple Complex	Jagannath Temple, Puri Vimala Temple Gundicha Temple
Pancha Tirtha of Puri	Indradyumana Tank Rohini Kunda Markandeya Tank Swetaganga Tank The Sea
Notable Temples	Alamchandi Temple Bata Mangala Temple Chakra Narasimha Temple Lokanatha Temple Markandeshwar Temple Mausi Maa Temple Narasimha Temple, Puri
Monasteries and Maths	Emar Matha Govardhana matha Radhakanta Math
See also	Mahaprasad Nilachal Nila Chakra Neela Madhava Samkha Kshetra ISKCON
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