Suttur is a village situated on the banks of the River Kapila in Nanjangud taluk, Mysuru district.

Community life in India is closely linked with spiritual and religious institutions for the past five thousand years.

Jagadguru Sri Veerasimhasana Mahasamsthana Math with a long history of more than one thousand years is a multi-dimensional institution that has contributed immensely to the cause of societal advancement.

The inscriptional pieces of evidence support the establishment of Suttur Math during the reign of the Chola kingdom.

The founding of the Math can be traced to a historical event linked with Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Mahaswamiji crusading for peace between two warring kingdoms.

Then, at the request of King Rajaraja Chola, Mahaswamiji graciously consented to establish a Math on the banks of the River Kapila at Suttur near Mysuru.

Jagadguru Sri Eshaneshwara Wodeyar Mahaswamiji, the second pontiff, was responsible for the further development of the Suttur Math during the times of King Rajendra Chola.

The Someshwara temple near the Math at Suttur is said to have been constructed by the Chola kings, in accordance with the wishes of Jagadguru Sri Eshaneshwara Wodeyar Mahaswamiji.

[1] Jagadguru Sri Veerasimhasana Mahasamsthana Math can most aptly be described as an active ongoing movement to uphold the cause of social and economic justice, based on spiritual values and ideals.

If the founding of the Math was incidental to establishing harmony and peace between the two warring factions of the region by its founder, Adijagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Mahaswamiji, the Pontiffs who followed saw purpose in promoting academics, literature, healthcare, infrastructure, etc.

Sri Math continues to serve the people irrespective of religion,caste, creed, gender or colour.

The high stature that the Sri Suttur Math enjoys today is thus the cumulative result of their initiatives, efforts and actions.

Jagadguru Sri Shivaratri Rajendra Mahaswamiji was a visionary and he knew that lack of knowledge is one of the main hindrances to the development of society.

The closest prominent railway station is at Nanjangud, with a few trains connecting it to Mysuru, Bengaluru and Tirupati.