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Sodhe or Sodha is a village near Sirsi
Sirsi

Sirsi is a town in the Uttara Kannada district in the Indian States and territories of India of Karnataka. It is a mountain town with a population of around 65,000 people....
 in the Uttara Kannada
Uttara Kannada

Uttara Kannada is a district in the southern Indian states and territories of India of Karnataka. It is sometimes called North Canara, or North Kanara....
 district of Karnataka
Karnataka

Karnataka is a States and territories of India in the southern part of India. It was Unification of Karnataka on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act....
 in India. The place is also the headquarters of the Sodhe Matha
Matha

A matha is a term for Monastery and similar religious establishments of the Hindu , Buddhist and Jain traditions. A matha is usually more formal, hierarchical, and rule-based than an ashram....
, one of the Ashta (eight) mathas established by Sri Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya

Shri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavada , popularly known as Dvaita or dualism school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies....
, the famous Dvaita
Dvaita

Dvaita is a dualist school of Vedanta Hindu philosophy. The Sanskrit word dvaita means "dualism". This school was established as a new development in the Vedanta exegetical tradition in the thirteenth century CE with the south Indian Vaishnavism theologian Madhvacharya, who wrote commentaries on a number of Hindu scriptures....
 philosopher. The matha at Sodhe village was set up by Swami
Swami

Swami is primarily a Hindu honorific title, for either males or females. It is derived from Sanskrit and means "He who knows and is master of himself", "owner of oneself", or "free from the senses"....
 Sri Vadirajatirtha
Vadirajatirtha

Sri Vadirajatirtha 1480 - 1600,a Haridasa, is said to have been a Shivalli Tulu Brahmin and native of the village of Hoovinakere, near Kumbhashi in Kundapura taluk, Udupi District in Karnataka state....
.

The Brindavana of Swami Vadiraja Thirtha can be found at Sodhe. The main deities worshipped at the Sodhe matha are Lord Bhuvaraha and Lord Hayagriva.






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Sodhe or Sodha is a village near Sirsi
Sirsi

Sirsi is a town in the Uttara Kannada district in the Indian States and territories of India of Karnataka. It is a mountain town with a population of around 65,000 people....
 in the Uttara Kannada
Uttara Kannada

Uttara Kannada is a district in the southern Indian states and territories of India of Karnataka. It is sometimes called North Canara, or North Kanara....
 district of Karnataka
Karnataka

Karnataka is a States and territories of India in the southern part of India. It was Unification of Karnataka on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act....
 in India. The place is also the headquarters of the Sodhe Matha
Matha

A matha is a term for Monastery and similar religious establishments of the Hindu , Buddhist and Jain traditions. A matha is usually more formal, hierarchical, and rule-based than an ashram....
, one of the Ashta (eight) mathas established by Sri Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya

Shri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavada , popularly known as Dvaita or dualism school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies....
, the famous Dvaita
Dvaita

Dvaita is a dualist school of Vedanta Hindu philosophy. The Sanskrit word dvaita means "dualism". This school was established as a new development in the Vedanta exegetical tradition in the thirteenth century CE with the south Indian Vaishnavism theologian Madhvacharya, who wrote commentaries on a number of Hindu scriptures....
 philosopher. The matha at Sodhe village was set up by Swami
Swami

Swami is primarily a Hindu honorific title, for either males or females. It is derived from Sanskrit and means "He who knows and is master of himself", "owner of oneself", or "free from the senses"....
 Sri Vadirajatirtha
Vadirajatirtha

Sri Vadirajatirtha 1480 - 1600,a Haridasa, is said to have been a Shivalli Tulu Brahmin and native of the village of Hoovinakere, near Kumbhashi in Kundapura taluk, Udupi District in Karnataka state....
.

The Brindavana of Swami Vadiraja Thirtha can be found at Sodhe. The main deities worshipped at the Sodhe matha are Lord Bhuvaraha and Lord Hayagriva. Sri Bhuta Raja is also worshipped there.

Other interesting sites one can find at Sodhe include the Sri Trivikrama Temple, Tapovana where Sri Vadiraja Swamy used to meditate, Swarnavalli Matha and Sahasralinga where one can find hundreds of Shiva
Shiva

Shiva: is a major Hinduism god, and one aspect of Trimurti. In the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen as the supreme God. In the Smarta tradition, he is one of panchadeva....
 Lingas.