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	'''Ramachandrapura Math''' (monastery) is a Hindu monastery located in [[Hosanagara]] taluk of Shimoga, Karnataka. It is followed mainly by the [[Havyaka Brahmin]]s in [[Uttara Kannada]], [[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Udupi]], [[Shimoga]] districts of Karnataka and [[Kasaragod]] district of Kerala.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Singh\|first1=K S\|title=People of India, Volume 26, Part 3\|date=2003\|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India\|page=1163\|isbn=9788185938981\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VBQwAQAAIAAJ&q=ramachandrapur+monastery\|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="Bombay Gazetteer">{{cite book\|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: North Canara Volume 15, part 1\|date=1883\|publisher=Government Central Press\|location=Bombay (now Mumbai), India\|page=121\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0r8IAAAAQAAJ&q=ramchandrapur+monastery&pg=PA135\|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> It was established by [[Adi Shankaracharya]] ~~originally~~ near [[Gokarna, India\|Gokarna]] on the west coast of India and was initially known as Raghuthama Matha. The [[Swami]] (or [[guru]]) of the [[matha]] is a [[celibate]] (brahmacharya) and a [[Havyaka Brahmin]] by birth. He adds the title Bharati to his name.<ref name="Bombay Gazetteer"/>		'''Ramachandrapura Math''' (monastery) is a Hindu monastery located in [[Hosanagara]] taluk of Shimoga, Karnataka. It is followed mainly by the [[Havyaka Brahmin]]s in [[Uttara Kannada]], [[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Udupi]], [[Shimoga]] districts of Karnataka and [[Kasaragod]] district of Kerala.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Singh\|first1=K S\|title=People of India, Volume 26, Part 3\|date=2003\|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India\|page=1163\|isbn=9788185938981\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VBQwAQAAIAAJ&q=ramachandrapur+monastery\|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="Bombay Gazetteer">{{cite book\|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: North Canara Volume 15, part 1\|date=1883\|publisher=Government Central Press\|location=Bombay (now Mumbai), India\|page=121\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0r8IAAAAQAAJ&q=ramchandrapur+monastery&pg=PA135\|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> According to matha tradition and community belief, it was established by [[Adi Shankaracharya]] near [[Gokarna, India\|Gokarna]] on the west coast of India and was initially known as Raghuthama Matha though contemporary historical evidence from the 8th century is lacking. The [[Swami]] (or [[guru]]) of the [[matha]] is a [[celibate]] (brahmacharya) and a [[Havyaka Brahmin]] by birth. He adds the title Bharati to his name.<ref name="Bombay Gazetteer"/>
	[[File:Ramachandrapura mutt.JPG\|thumb\|Ramachandrapura Math, Hosanagara]]		[[File:Ramachandrapura mutt.JPG\|thumb\|Ramachandrapura Math, Hosanagara]]

	== History ==		== History ==
	Ramachandrapura Matha which is in 'Ashoke' about three k.m. from [[Gokarnanatheshwara Temple\|Gokarna]] (which is known as Southern [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple\|Kasi]]) is ~~said~~ to have been established by Adi Shankaracharya. The present Ramachandrapura Matha is situated on the left bank of the river [[Sharavati]] Ramachandrapura is in the [[Hosanagara]] taluk of the Shimoga district of Karnataka state.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=16 September 2023 \|title=About Temple \|url=https://www.pureprayer.com/temples/sri-ramachandrapura-matha-shivamogga/ \|website=pureprayer.com/}}</ref>		Ramachandrapura Matha which is in 'Ashoke' about three k.m. from [[Gokarnanatheshwara Temple\|Gokarna]] (which is known as Southern [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple\|Kasi]]) is claimed to have been established by Adi Shankaracharya. The present Ramachandrapura Matha is situated on the left bank of the river [[Sharavati]] Ramachandrapura is in the [[Hosanagara]] taluk of the Shimoga district of Karnataka state.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=16 September 2023 \|title=About Temple \|url=https://www.pureprayer.com/temples/sri-ramachandrapura-matha-shivamogga/ \|website=pureprayer.com/}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	[[Category:Hindu monasteries in India]]		[[Category:Hindu monasteries in India]]
	~~[[Category:Shankaracharya mathas in India]]~~
	[[Category:Hindu organisations based in India]]		[[Category:Hindu organisations based in India]]
	[[Category:Hinduism in Karnataka]]		[[Category:Hinduism in Karnataka]]

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{{Short description|Hindu monastery}}
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[[File:Picture samsthana.jpg|thumb|Raghaveshwara Bharathi, the Jagadguru, 2023]]
'''Ramachandrapura Math''' (monastery) is a Hindu monastery located in [[Hosanagara]] taluk of Shimoga, Karnataka. It is followed mainly by the [[Havyaka Brahmin]]s in [[Uttara Kannada]], [[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Udupi]], [[Shimoga]] districts of Karnataka and [[Kasaragod]] district of Kerala.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=K S|title=People of India, Volume 26, Part 3|date=2003|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|page=1163|isbn=9788185938981|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VBQwAQAAIAAJ&q=ramachandrapur+monastery|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="Bombay Gazetteer">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: North Canara Volume 15, part 1|date=1883|publisher=Government Central Press|location=Bombay (now Mumbai), India|page=121|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0r8IAAAAQAAJ&q=ramchandrapur+monastery&pg=PA135|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> It was established by [[Adi Shankaracharya]] originally near [[Gokarna, India|Gokarna]] on the west coast of India and was initially known as Raghuthama Matha. The [[Swami]] (or [[guru]]) of the [[matha]] is a [[celibate]] (brahmacharya) and a [[Havyaka Brahmin]] by birth. He adds the title Bharati to his name.<ref name="Bombay Gazetteer"/>
[[File:Ramachandrapura mutt.JPG|thumb|Ramachandrapura Math, Hosanagara]]

== History ==
Ramachandrapura Matha which is in 'Ashoke' about three k.m. from [[Gokarnanatheshwara Temple|Gokarna]] (which is known as Southern [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple|Kasi]]) is said to have been established by Adi Shankaracharya. The present Ramachandrapura Matha is situated on the left bank of the river [[Sharavati]] Ramachandrapura is in the [[Hosanagara]] taluk of the Shimoga district of Karnataka state.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2023 |title=About Temple |url=https://www.pureprayer.com/temples/sri-ramachandrapura-matha-shivamogga/ |website=pureprayer.com/}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Raghaveshwara Bharathi]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Hindu monasteries in India]]
[[Category:Shankaracharya mathas in India]]
[[Category:Hindu organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Hinduism in Karnataka]]

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Dokania at 08:53, 28 September 2026

Nikhil009: put up initial info first draft.