'Bhoota Kola', a spirit worship ritual with dance and oracle, is predominantly practiced in which coastal region?
- Tulu Nadu (Coastal Karnataka)
- Konkan Coast
- Coromandel Coast
- 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.