Mutt:

The discovery of copper plate No. 8, (one plate broken into two parts written in Kannada language & in Devanagari script) preserved in the in the state Archives, Ernakulam, reveals the establishment of Kashi Mutt. The lineage of the Swamiji of Kashi Mutt had its start from Vijayeendra Tirtha of Kumbhakona Mutt and refers to Kashi Mutt Swamiji as ‘Moola Samasthanadipathy’ of Madwacharya lineage. The copper plate bears the Saka era of 1603 (1681 A.D.). It was issued to Shrimad Raghavendra Tirtha, the disciple of Shrimad Upendra Tirtha of Kashi Mutt by Sri Satyadeesha Tirtha disciple of Sri Satyabinava Tirtha of Uttradi Mutt.