The Dwaraka Pītha or Dwaraka matha is situated in the coastal city of Dwaraka, Gujarat — which itself is a popular destination of pilgrimage for the Hindus, dedicated to Krishna. It is one of the four cardinal mathas said to have been founded by Adi Sankaracarya, and is the pascimāmnāya matha, or western matha. It is also known as the Kālikā Matha, and, as per the tradition initiated by Adi Shankara, is in charge of the Sama Veda. Dwarka is a city in Gujarat, India. ... Gujarātlanguage|GujarātÄ«]]: , IPA: ,  ) is a state in the Republic of India. ... Krishna with Radharani, 18th C Rajasthani painting Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari, in IAST ) is a deity famously worshipped throughout the traditions of Hinduism. ... A maá¹­ha (also written matha and mutt) is a term for monastic and similar religious establishments of the Hindu religion. ... The Sama Veda (सामवेद), or Veda of Holy Songs, is third in the usual order of enumeration of the four Vedas, the ancient core Hindu scriptures. ...

The current head or Shankaracharya of this order is Swami Svarūpānanda Sarasvatī, who also claims to head the corresponding northern matha at Jyotirmath. Shankaracharya, (IAST: Åšankarāchārya) is a commonly used title of heads of maÅ£has (monasteries) in the Advaita tradition. ... Jyotirmath, also called Jyotir Math and Joshimath, is a place in Uttaranchal, India in the Himalayas. ...

References

[1] An account of the four amnaya mathas, and the Dashanamī parampāra.

Śaṃkara Maṭhas
Dvāraka Pīṭha • Govardhana Pīṭha • Jyotirmaṭha Pīṭha • Śārada Pīṭha