On the west cost of south India villagers worship a large number of spirits. They have corners for them in their houses and small shrines in the village. They make daily offering to the Bhootas and once in a year a festival lasting for one night will be conducted. The sprits will be in personated by certain people wearing gorgeous costumes, make up or mask and high crown or some thing like a hallo.
The areas where the festivals take place in south Kanara where Tulu and Kannada are spoken and further south, in the northern parts of Malabar where Malayalam is spoken. The impersonated spirits are called Bhuta or Daiva. Panchuruli, the pig sprit, the tiger and buffalo sprits as well as various serpent deities belong to the category.
Other Bhutas are Tutelary, Ullaldi, and daiva of Ullale. Malaraya the Butha of ghats. Koti and Chennaraya are two heroes of Tulu people, their were brothers. Bobbaraya and Ummalti are husband and wife. Berme in Tulu nadu is considered to be the chief Bhuta. Haiguli Bhuta of Marankatte in Coondapur, Ali Bhuta of south Kanara. A Bhutastana is there in Mekkekattu in Udippi taluk. There are about 150 wooden idols of various Bhutas in the Nadikeswara temple.
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