Special Study Report on Bhuta Cult in South Kanara District |
Contents
Introduction 118 | 1 |
Definition Attributes and classifi 19 45 | 19 |
BHUTA Shrines and Associated 4674 | 46 |
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according animal annual appears arranged associated Ballala Barkur belief belonging Bhandara Bhuta Bhuta cult Bhuta worship Bhutasthana Billava Bobbarya Brahmin bull called caste ceremony chief close cock coconuts consists custom Daivas dance deity district divine face female festival field figure fire fire-walking flowers fowls front given gods hand head held holding honour human idols images impersonator important India Jumadi Kambala Kanara known lands later leaves live manner mentioned moves observed occasion offered once origin paddy Panjurli particular patri performed period persons pillar plantain possessed practice present priest procession propitiate regarded religion representing respectively rice ritual round sanctum seat serpent serve shrine side soon South spirit sthana stone structure sword symbols taken temple tradition tree usually various village votaries wooden worship