Shri Kashi Math Samsthan is a matha (monastery) and spiritual organisation followed by the Madhva section of the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community. Its headquarters is at Brahma Ghat in Varanasi, on the bank of the Ganga, and the math takes its name from Kashi.
According to the Samsthan, it was founded around 1542 by Shrimath Vijayendra Thirtha of the Kumbakonam Math, who initiated a boy into sanyasa in Kashi around 1540 as Shrimath Yadavendra Thirtha, the first Swamiji of the math. Its principal deities are moving idols of Vyasa, Rama and Narasimha, known together as Vyasa Raghupathi Narasimha. Samyamindra Thirtha is the 21st and current head.
The math has followers along the Konkan coast, notably in Mumbai, Goa, Udupi, Mangalore and Kochi. The G.S.B. Seva Mandal at King's Circle in Mumbai, known for its Ganeshotsav, owes its allegiance to the Samsthan. The Varanasi math has accommodation and pooja facilities for devotees.
- Address: K 22/87, Brahma Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221001
- How to Reach: Kashi railway station is about 1 km away. The math stands at Brahma Ghat, close to Panchganga Ghat.
- Phone: 0542 243 5632
- Website: https://www.kashimath.org/
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