'Bhuta Kola', a spirit worship ritual with dance, music, and elaborate costumes, is practiced in which region?
- Coastal Karnataka
- North Kerala
- South Tamil Nadu
- Western Odisha
Answer: Coastal Karnataka
Bhuta Kola is a ritual art of Tulu Nadu (Coastal Karnataka) where performers embody local deities (bhutas) through dance, music, and oracle. It preserves pre-Brahminical folk Hinduism and community justice traditions.