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Tuluva Hebbars are a Tulu-speaking Brahmin community from Karnataka, India. The name "Hebbar" comes from the Kannada, "hebbu/hiridhu" (meaning big) + "haruva" (meaning Brahmin).

The Tuluva Hebbar community is originally from Puttur, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. Their mother tongue is Tulu, which is one of the Dravidian languages of India. People from this Tulu-speaking Brahmin community have a lot of representation & noted works in the field of medicine, engineering, law and finance. They are closely related to Sthanika Brahmins.

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.

Few Hebbar families are also royals. They formally were kings and local rulers.

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 '''Tuluva Hebbars''' are a Tulu-speaking Brahmin community from [[Karnataka]], India.  The name "Hebbar" comes from the [[Kannada]], "hebbu/hiridhu" (meaning big) + "haruva" (meaning Brahmin).
-The Tuluva Hebbar community is originally from [[Puttur, Karnataka|Puttur]], Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. Their mother tongue is [[Tulu language|Tulu]], which is one of the [[Dravidian languages]] of India. People from this Tulu-speaking Brahmin community have a lot of representation & noted works in the field of medicine, engineering, law and finance. They are closely related to [[Sthanika Brahmins]]. Some{{who?|date=August 2019}} are of the opinion that these Brahmins are Sthanika Brahmins of Kollur who migrated to Kabbinale and then spread over to other parts of South Canara.
+The Tuluva Hebbar community is originally from [[Puttur, Karnataka|Puttur]], Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. Their mother tongue is [[Tulu language|Tulu]], which is one of the [[Dravidian languages]] of India. People from this Tulu-speaking Brahmin community have a lot of representation & noted works in the field of medicine, engineering, law and finance. They are closely related to [[Sthanika Brahmins]].
 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.
-In recent ages most of the Hebbar Brahmins residing in Mumbai hail from the village of Kattingeri in Udupi district. Prominent Kattingeri Hebbars are the famous artist K. Krishna Hebbar, the original Udupi hoteliers of Mumbai, K. Srinivas Hebbar and Shankarnarayan Hebbar and the respected engineer and professor K M Hebbar who taught at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka. He lives in Bangalore with his son currently.
-These Hebbars belong to Saamaveda and recite Saamaveda.
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 [[Category:Mangalorean society]]
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+Few  Hebbar families are also royals. They formally were kings and local rulers.{{India-ethno-stub}}
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