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Mattur (or Mathoor) is a village in Shivamogga district near the city of Shivamogga in Karnataka state, India, known for the usage of Sanskrit for day-to-day communication, although the general language of the state is Kannada. Mattur is located by the Tunga River around 4 kilometres from Shivamogga and has long been known as a centre of learning for Sanskrit and Vedic studies. According to copper plate inscriptions preserved by the archaeology department, Mattur along with neighbouring Hosahalli, were gifted to the people by the emperor of Vijayanagara in 1512.

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  • Mattur (or Mathoor) is a village in Shivamogga district near the city of Shivamogga in Karnataka state, India, known for the usage of Sanskrit for day-to-day communication, although the general language of the state is Kannada. Mattur is located by the Tunga River around 4 kilometres from Shivamogga and has long been known as a centre of learning for Sanskrit and Vedic studies. According to copper plate inscriptions preserved by the archaeology department, Mattur along with neighbouring Hosahalli, were gifted to the people by the emperor of Vijayanagara in 1512. Sanskrit is the main language of a majority of the 5,000 residents of this village and is a required subject in schools. This rare trait received a significant boost in 1982 when Vishvesha Theertha, pontiff of Udupi's Pejawara Matha, visited the Mattur and dubbed it, "the Sanskrit village". The village has produced over 30 professors of Sanskrit who teach in universities across Karnataka. Mattur's twin village, Hosahalli, shares almost all the qualities of Mattur. Hosahalli is situated across the bank of the Tunga River. These two villages are almost always referred to together. Mattur and Hosahalli are known for their efforts to support Gamaka art, which is a unique form of singing and storytelling in Karnataka. Mattur has traditionally been home to a community of Sanketi Brahmins but now includes Muslims, Lambanis, and backward classes among its residents. It has a temple of Rama, a Shivalaya, Someshwara temple and Lakshmikeshava temple. (en)
  • 마투르(Mattur)는 남부 인도 칸나다어 사용 주인 카르나타카 주에 있는 마을이다. 근처에 있다. 마투르 마을은 산스크리트어 마을로 유명한데, 마을 주민 전체가 산스크리트어를 일상어로 사용한다. 또한 고대 인도 경전인 베다와 베단타를 가르치고 배운다. 마투르 마을 인근에는 호사할리 마을이 있는데 쌍둥이 마을이라 할만큼 흡사하여 자주 양쪽이 같이 언급된다. (ko)
  • Матту́р (канн. ಮತ್ತೂರು, санскр. मत्तूरु) — деревня недалеко от города Шимога в южноиндийском штате Карнатака. Расположена на берегу реки Тунга. Известна как центр изучения санскрита. Некоторые деревенские семьи используют санскрит как язык повседневного общения. Маттур также известен своей школой по изучению Вед и веданты. Деревенская ведантическая школа является одной из редких в Индии школ, где преподаётся философия адвайта-веданты Шанкары в своей изначальной форме. На другом берегу реки Тунга расположена деревня-близнец , которая разделяет практически все черты Маттура. Маттур и Хосахалли также известны тем, что в них сохранился уникальный карнатический песенный и повествовательный жанр . (ru)
  • Māttūr är en ort i Indien. Den ligger i distriktet Ariyalur och delstaten Tamil Nadu, i den södra delen av landet, 1 900 km söder om huvudstaden New Delhi. Māttūr ligger 64 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 5 605. Terrängen runt Māttūr är platt. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 84 meter över havet, 2,3 km sydost om Māttūr. Runt Māttūr är det tätbefolkat, med 308 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Pennādam, 10,1 km norr om Māttūr. Trakten runt Māttūr består till största delen av jordbruksmark. Savannklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 28 °C. Den varmaste månaden är maj, då medeltemperaturen är 32 °C, och den kallaste är december, med 22 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 286 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är oktober, med i genomsnitt 358 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 4 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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  • 마투르(Mattur)는 남부 인도 칸나다어 사용 주인 카르나타카 주에 있는 마을이다. 근처에 있다. 마투르 마을은 산스크리트어 마을로 유명한데, 마을 주민 전체가 산스크리트어를 일상어로 사용한다. 또한 고대 인도 경전인 베다와 베단타를 가르치고 배운다. 마투르 마을 인근에는 호사할리 마을이 있는데 쌍둥이 마을이라 할만큼 흡사하여 자주 양쪽이 같이 언급된다. (ko)
  • Mattur (or Mathoor) is a village in Shivamogga district near the city of Shivamogga in Karnataka state, India, known for the usage of Sanskrit for day-to-day communication, although the general language of the state is Kannada. Mattur is located by the Tunga River around 4 kilometres from Shivamogga and has long been known as a centre of learning for Sanskrit and Vedic studies. According to copper plate inscriptions preserved by the archaeology department, Mattur along with neighbouring Hosahalli, were gifted to the people by the emperor of Vijayanagara in 1512. (en)
  • Матту́р (канн. ಮತ್ತೂರು, санскр. मत्तूरु) — деревня недалеко от города Шимога в южноиндийском штате Карнатака. Расположена на берегу реки Тунга. Известна как центр изучения санскрита. Некоторые деревенские семьи используют санскрит как язык повседневного общения. (ru)
  • Māttūr är en ort i Indien. Den ligger i distriktet Ariyalur och delstaten Tamil Nadu, i den södra delen av landet, 1 900 km söder om huvudstaden New Delhi. Māttūr ligger 64 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 5 605. Terrängen runt Māttūr är platt. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 84 meter över havet, 2,3 km sydost om Māttūr. Runt Māttūr är det tätbefolkat, med 308 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Pennādam, 10,1 km norr om Māttūr. Trakten runt Māttūr består till största delen av jordbruksmark. (sv)
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