Tuluva Hebbars are a Tulu-speaking Brahmin community from Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, 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. They are also called as Shivalli Brahmins (which resolves to 'Shivana + Halli' in Kannada which means Shiva's village). Their mother tongue is Tulu

Tulu language

The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...

, which is one of the five Dravidian languages

Dravidian languages

The Dravidian language family includes approximately 85 genetically related languages, spoken by about 217 million people. They are mainly spoken in southern India and parts of eastern and central India as well as in northeastern Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, and...

 of India. People from this Tulu-speaking Brahmin community have a lot of representation & noted works in the field of medicine, engineering, law & finance.

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

Ayurveda

Ayurveda or ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to India and a form of alternative medicine. In Sanskrit, words , meaning "longevity", and , meaning "knowledge" or "science". The earliest literature on Indian medical practice appeared during the Vedic period in India,...

 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.

Most of the Hebbar Brahmins in Mumbai hail from the village of Kattingeri in Udupi district. Prominent Kattingeri Hebbars are the famous artist K. Krishna Hebbar and the original Udupi hotelier of Mumbai, K. Srinivas Hebbar.

There are also few Tuluva Hebbars who are Sthanika Brahmins

Sthanika Brahmins

Sthānika Brāhmins are Smartha Brahmins, and come under the classification of Tuluva Brahmins; The belong to Pancha-Drāvida Brahmin Community. The Kuladevatha of Sthānika Brahmin's is Subramanya...

. Sthaniks means who are of the Sthana "Native".

These Hebbars belong to Saamaveda and recite Saamaveda.