What is Bhoota Kola? | The Hindu

“Bhoota Kola” is a name which may have become familiar to many after the Kannada hit film ‘Kantara’

Bhoota Kola is a ritualistic art form from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka and the northern parts of Kasaragod district in Kerala

The term Bhoota Kola is derived from the Kannada word “bhoota”, meaning spirit or deities and “Kola”, meaning play

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Voiceover: Sharmada Venkatasubramanian

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