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'Bhoota Kola', a spirit worship ritual with dance and oracle, is predominantly practiced in which coastal region?

  1. Tulu Nadu (Coastal Karnataka)
  2. Konkan Coast
  3. Coromandel Coast
  4. Malabar Coast

Answer: Tulu Nadu (Coastal Karnataka)

Bhoota Kola is a ritual art of Tulu Nadu (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi) where performers embody local deities through dance, music, and trance. It preserves pre-Brahminical folk traditions and community justice mechanisms.

Topic Coastal Ritual Traditions
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC
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