SHRI KASHIMATH BASRUR

Basrur, once called Vasupura, is a historic port town on the banks of the Varahi river coast in Karnataka. For much of the sixteenth century and the first half of the seventeenth century, it was the rice port par excellence on that coast. The port was used by traders of several foreign countries mainly to cater to the needs of Keladi Samsthana, which was near Shimoga. The town had several streets, each specifically housing communities like traders, artisans, dancers, weavers, etc. The first Shaka Math of Shree Kashi Math Samsthan is at Basrur. It was established by H.H. Shrimad Keshavendra Thirtha Swamiji. The land and the Math at Hemmady were donated to the Samsthan during Swamiji’s tenure.