The original pontiff of this Math, Sri Adhokshaja Teertha, was one of the direct disciples of Madhwacharya. The deity is `Sri Vittala'. The eighth pontiff in this lineage, Sri Vijayadhwaja Teertha wrote a commentary on Bhagavatha Purana which is well known under the caption, `Vijaya Dwaja Teertheeya'. The twentieth pontiff Sri Viswapathi Teertha had written criticisms on Madhwa Vijaya and Nrisimha stuti.

The ruling pontiff, Sri Vishwesha Teertha, is the 32nd in this line. He was born in 1931 (Prajotpathi, Vaishaka Suddha, Dashami) and was ordained into sanyasa in 1938 (Bahudhanya, Margashira Shuddha, dasami). During his paryaya (in january 1953) he organised the All India Maadhwa Conference in Udupi. During his second paryaya, he got renovated the Badagumalige; during his third, renovated the wall of Sri Krishna Temple, also got constructed a spacious auditorium at Rajangana and a new chowltry (`Sri Krishnadhama') there. He has taken a junior, Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha as his successor who was born in 1963 (Shobhakrit, Jyestha, Shuddha Pratipath), and received sanyasa in 1988 (Prabhava, Phalguna, Shuddha Chathurthi).