Ramachandrapura Mutt
Ramachandrapura Math is a Hindu monastery located in Hosanagara taluk of Shimoga, Karnataka. It is followed mainly by the Havyaka Brahmins in Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Shimoga districts of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala. It was established by Adi Shankaracharya originally near Gokarna on the west coast of India and was initially known as Raghuthama Matha. The Swami of the matha is a celibate and a Havyaka Brahmin by birth. He adds the title Bharati to his name.