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I just got back from Mangalore on sunday. My entire family went for the annual Kola organised by my father's family on their ancestral farm lands in Belle. People belonging to my father's household come from all parts of India. It's one big festival.I find it difficult to explain what a Kola is. It's sort of a dance/drama form in honour of the ghost gods or bhutas. But it's also mixedwith ancient traditions where people actually belive the dancer is possesed by the bhuta and worship him. There's a lot of dialogue between the dancer/actor and a representative of the household. My tulu is not good enough to understand most of what was said between them,but primarily it looked like the representative was asking the bhuta for the well being of the family. The bhuta spoke a lot, but I'm not sure of anything he said. Either way, it was an interesting experience. I've never seen a complete Kola before - it starts late at night and goes on till after sunrise.