Būta Kōlā, also referred to as daiva kōlā or nēmā, is a ritual dance performance prevalent among the Hindus of Tulu Nadu and parts of Kasargod in northern Kerala, India. The dance is highly stylized and performed as part of 'Bhootaradhana' or worship of the local deities worshipped by the Tulu speaking population. It has influenced Yakshagana folk theatre. Būta kōlā is closely related to Theyyam of neighbouring Malayalam-speaking populations. List of Daivas Koragajja is the most worshipped Daiva by the Tulu people and is prayed to for help in solving any problem, to get back something lost, or to get any work done on time. Panjurli, a boar spirit that is worshipped to ward off the menace of wild boars in order to protect the crops. According to Tulu mythology, a wild boar perished in Lord Shiva's pleasure garden. The young boar's offspring was adopted by Goddess Parvati. The young boar became destructive as he grew older and began destroying the plants and trees in Lord Shiva's garden. Lord Shiva became upset by this and decided to kill him. Goddess Parvati, however, defended the boar and asked her husband to pardon him. So instead of killing him, Lord Shiva banished the boar to earth and tasked him with protecting the people of earth. This particular became a Bhoota (divine spirit) known as Panjurli. Bobbarya, the God of the seas who is worshipped mostly by members of the fishing community. Kalkuda and Kallurti are Daivas who are brother and sister. According to legend, Kalkuda was a great sculptor who built the Sravan Belgola. After he completed building beautiful temples and monumental statues, the ruler of Karkal cut off his left arm and right leg so that he could not create such beautiful sculptures for any other king. On seeing her brother's state, Kallurti vowed to take revenge and requested Mahadeva to turn them into Daivas. They then took violent revenge on the king, his family and his kingdom. Their destruction was only stopped when a master magician promised them that they would be worshipped as and how they wanted. Guliga, as per legend was born out of a stone. The goddess Parvati discovered this stone in a pile of ash. Guliga was created when Lord Shiva flung this ash into the water and was sent to Lord Vishnu after his birth so that he may serve him. However, Guliga was