The Kavale Mutt is the oldest of the maths of Saraswat Brahmins. In 740 A.D,  at the request of the Saraswats of Gomantak, Swami Vivarananda of the Gaudapada tradition from Kashmir founded the math at Kaushasthali and the whole Saraswat community in Goa and Konkan became followers of this Mutt. This belonged to the Smarta tradition. This math is named after Shrimad Gaudapadacharya, the first amongst the eminent Acharyas of the Adwaita tradition. The math believes in the Advaita philosophy, where 'atma' ad 'parmatma' are not different, but one and te same.

The present pontiff is His Holiness Shrimad Shivanand Saraswati Swami Maharaj
(see photo below).