The living custodians of Madhvacharya’s dualist vision are, above all, the traditional Dvaita mathas and their lineages. Central among these are the Udupi Śrī Kṛṣṇa Maṭha and the eight associated Aṣṭa Maṭhas—Palimaru, Adamaru, Krishnapura, Puttige, Shirur, Sode, Kaniyooru, and Pejavara—which trace their paramparā back to the founding of the sampradāya. Alongside them stand other major Dvaita institutions such as the Raghavendra Swami Maṭha at Mantralayam, the Uttaradi Maṭha, and the Vyasaraja Maṭha of Sosale, each preserving distinct streams within the same theological current. These monasteries maintain temples, libraries, and pāṭhaśālās, and their pontiffs and resident scholars continue to teach Madhva’s works and the classic commentarial tradition. In this way, the mathas function both as centers of worship and as living universities of Dvaita Vedānta.

Complementing the monastic centers are educational and research institutions that systematize and disseminate Dvaita thought in a more formal academic setting. Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha in Bangalore stands out as a premier traditional institution for the rigorous study of Dvaita Vedānta, while Poornaprajna College in Udupi and related Sanskrit colleges affiliated with the mathas provide structured training in śāstra. Research bodies such as the Poornaprajna Samshodhana Mandiram in Udupi focus on editing, publishing, and interpreting the textual corpus of the Madhva tradition. Through these avenues, the philosophical heritage is not only preserved but also critically engaged, allowing the system to remain intellectually vibrant.

The human face of this tradition is seen in the pontiffs (pīṭhādhipatis) and vidvans who teach, write, and offer discourses rooted in Madhva’s theology. Heads and senior monks of the Aṣṭa Maṭhas, of Raghavendra Swami Maṭha, of Uttaradi Maṭha, and of Vyasaraja Maṭha regularly expound the doctrines of Dvaita Vedānta to lay devotees and advanced students alike. Scholars such as B. N. K. Sharma, whose works on the philosophy of Madhvacharya remain influential, and other traditional and academic teachers have helped articulate Dvaita in forms accessible to both practitioners and scholars. In various regions—especially in Karnataka and in communities shaped by Raghavendra Swami temples and related institutions—the teachings continue to be transmitted through ritual, study, and philosophical dialogue. In this network of mathas, colleges, and scholars, the dualist insight of Madhvacharya is kept very much alive in contemporary spiritual life.