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'''Hebbars''' are a Tulu-speaking Brahmin community from [[Karnataka]], India.<ref>{{Cite book |last=S |first=Ramesh Bairy T. |url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=PNOX9GuSZSsC&pg=PA159&dq=Hebbars+brahmin&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwicqruU4b-BAxX7T6QEHVuyCBEQ6wF6BAgGEAU#v=onepage&q=Hebbars%20brahmin&f=false |title=Being Brahmin, Being Modern: Exploring the Lives of Caste Today |date=2010 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-58576-7 |pages=159 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ratnam |first=A. V. Venkata |url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=8l5XAAAAMAAJ&q=Hebbars+brahmin&dq=Hebbars+brahmin&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwicqruU4b-BAxX7T6QEHVuyCBEQ6wF6BAgJEAU#Hebbars%20brahmin |title=Local Government in the Vijayanagara Empire |date=1972 |publisher=Prasaranga, University of Mysore |pages=53 |language=en |quote='''Hebbar''' , Prabhu , Oḍeya The Gramahebbaruva was the chief of the '''Brahmans''' . The mahājanas were known as Hebbaruvas ( Hebbāruvaru ) . For example , in A.D. 1370 , VirupanņaVodeyar mode a grant to the Brahmans of the Brahmapuri of the God ..}}</ref> They are originally from the [[Puttur, Karnataka|Puttur]] and [[Dakshina Kannada]] districts of Karnataka. <br />
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Their mother tongue is [[Tulu language|Tulu]] and they are closely related to [[Sthanika Brahmins]]. People from this community have a lot of representation and noted works in the field of medicine, engineering, law and finance.<br />
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==Occupation==<br />
These Hebbars have been working as 'Patels' (village officers), ministers, financial advisors and many of them worship in the temples of Kerala and Karnataka. Some of them are engaged in the Agricultural Industry, 'Visha vaidya' - Treatment for Snake bites. Some families are engaged in practicing [[Ayurveda]] medicine. Some of them were engaged in Nrittam - a kind of dance performed in temples where the deity is placed on the head of the dancer.<br />
Few Hebbar families are also royals. They formally were kings and local rulers.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The name "Hebbar" comes from the [[Kannada]], "hebbu/hiridhu" (meaning big) + "haruva" (meaning Brahmin).<br />
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[[Category:Mangalorean society]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Brahmin communities of India]]<br />
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