Krishnapur (Krishnapura) is a village located near Surathkal and comes under the limits of Mangalore city corporation, Karnataka, India . The Krishnapura houses one of the Ashta (Eight) Matha's founded by Dwaitha philosphor Sri Madhwaacharya of Udupi. The Matha (Monastery) is known as Krishnapua Matha (Mutt). The idols of Kalingamardana krishna are worshipped here. The matha houses a Mukyaprana (Maruti) temple inside, where everyday puja is performed. The swami looks after affairs of matha. The Krishnapura matha has number of branches all over India. Some are at Udupi, Ramanakatte (Near Manipal), Padigaru, Danditheertha, Padubidri and others mostly in districts of Dakshina kannada and Udupi of Karnataka and one in Prayag (Allahabad). Mangalore , (called Mangalūru in Kannada), is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ... Karnātakā (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: / /) is one of the four southern states of India. ... A small prayer setup This article is about Hinduism. ... Swami playing the Harmonium Swami is a primarily Hindu honorific, loosely akin to master. It is derived from the Sanskrit language and means owner of oneself, denoting complete mastery over instinctive and lower urges. ...