Shri Rama Teertharu

Shri Rama Theertha
He was ordained by Shri Madhwacharya himself and is the founder person of Kaniyooru Matha.
Madhwacharya has blessed him with the idol of Shri Yoga Narasimha which is also the Pattada idol of the Matha. Narayana Pandithacharya of the Sumadhwa Vijaya fame has praised him as “Shri Madramapadashraya”. He did the Pooja for a few years and then handed over the reins of the Samsthana to his disciple Shri Raghunatha Theertha. He travelled widely across the country and left for the heavenly abode at the banks of river Bhagirathi on the 5^th day of the Magha Bahula.

Source - kaniyoormatha.org