Diaspora of Bhuta (Daiva) worshipping cult—India and Indonesia
by Shilpa V. Sonawane | 2019 | 34,738 words
This study researches the Bhuta (Daiva) worshipping cult in India and Indonesia.—This Essay is carried out at a multidisciplinary level, through the religious, geographical, historical, mythological, cultural and anthropological analogy between two states, India and the Indonesian archipelago, and its rich culture and religion, together with the pr...
Part 4 - Bhuta Sthana (Shrine)
The Bhuta Sthana is like a temple or shrine, where idols of Daiva are kept and worshiped. Everywhere, in the houses of Tulunadu there is a special room built for Daiva / Bhuta cradled in serenity, where the whole family loves. Kola bhuta season begins during the auspicious day of Deepavali and ends with Pattanaje or the tenth day of the Hindu month of Vrishabha falls about May 25. In addition to the Kola (sometimes also called Nema) which is a large-scale spiritual worship (Daiva), Agelu, Thambila, Bali, Kendadaseve some other ways to appease the spiritual deities.
Popular spirits and adored divinities and dances performed in Inner Karnataka can be classified into the following categories
a) Goddesses of the goddesses of the village and the mother in various manifestations like Maramma, caudamma, pataalamma and uuramma and ritual dances like Maari Kunita, Kunita Suggi, Kunita Soomana, Rangada Kunita, etc.
b)The spirits of the assistants God Shiva or certain incarnations of Shiva as Virabhadra, Nandi and dance viiragaase, nandidhwaja Kunita, etc.
c) The mythological figures such as Ellamma, Reenuka, Draupadi and ritual dances such as caudike, karaga, etc.
d) Historical figures or cultural heroes such as Kariyanna, Kempanna, Kyaate deevaru and ritual dances such as Kunita hunt, Sooligara Kunita, etc.
e) Semi-mythological spirits such as Manteeswaami, Maadeesvara, Mailaangalinga, etc. and ritual dances such as niilagaara kunita, kamsaale kunita, gorava kunita, etc.
In the coastal Karnataka of Tulu, the Spirits can be classified as follows:
a) Spirits of totemic origin; Panjurli (tiger), Nadigoone (bull) etc.
b) Mother goddesses: Jumaadi, Lakkesiri, Ullaalti, Maariamma, etc.
c) Ganas Assistants of God Shiva: Virabhadra, Guliga.
d) Certain incarnations of puranic gods: Visnumuurti, Ermeru, Jataadhari, etc.
e) Spirits of cultural heroes who met with tragic death: Kooti-Chennaya, KalkudaKallurti, Siri, Kooddabbu, Koraga-Taniya
f) The serpent spirits: Naaga.[1]