Jananyacharya Indological Research Foundation was established in 2008 in the name of a 13th century Saint Jananyacharya who belonged to Melkote in the state of Karnataka with a sole intention of undertaking advanced study and academic reasearch in Yoga sastra, Ayurveda and Vedantha. The parent organization Sri Yadavadri Jananyacharya Kainkarya Vardhini Sabha originally established in 1972 at Melkote, Karnataka – a historically and heritage fame town is now more concentrating on the temple related activities supporting the main temple established here by Acharya Ramanujacharya 1000 years ago.