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Bhuta Kola

ಭೂತ ಕೋಲTulu Nadu, Coastal Karnataka · India

All-night Tulu spirit-worship ritual and communal harvest offering of coastal Karnataka in which the medium wears a palm-leaf ani halo and recites paddana epics.

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The tradition & historical record

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Across Tulu Nadu, village communities gather at sacred groves (sana) from dusk till dawn for Bhuta Kola (Daiva Nema), honouring guardian spirits such as Panjurli, Jumadi, and Koragajja with communal rice and coconut offerings. ^[1]

Performers from the Nalike, Parava, and Pambada communities sing the ancient Tulu paddana genealogies while applying yellow haridra pigment and donning the towering coconut-frond ani arch. ^[2]

Transmission & Custody

Documented custodians and practitioner lineages: Nalike, Parava & Pambada Ritual Specialists of Tulu Nadu.

Sources on Record

[1]Bhuta Kola — Folkroom Primary Archive Dossier (India) · National Inventory

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