Bhūta kōla or spirit worship is an ancient ritual form of worship prevalent among the Tulu-speaking community in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada districts in Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk in Kerala alternatively known as Tulu Nadu.
Finally, the Government of India's States Reorganisation Act (1956) inaugurated a new state Kerala; incorporating Travancore-Cochin (excluding the four southern Taluks which were merged with Tamil Nadu), Malabar District, and the taluk of Kasargod, South Kanara.
Maipady Venkatesh Varma Raja officially Ramantharasugal - XI, and popularly known as the Raja of Maipady and he was the last Monarch of the Principality of Maipady Seeme which roughly comprised the area of present Kasaragod taluk of Kasaragod district, Kerala, India and some neighbouring regions.
Kasaragod district | Kasaragod | Paravur Taluk | Kasaragod taluk | Kangeyam taluk | Kasaragod District | Vythiri taluk | Villianur taluk | Valakom, Muvattupuzha Taluk | Shenkottai taluk | Ponda taluk | Kottappuram, Kasaragod | Kothangudi, Papanasam taluk | Kothangudi, Kumbakonam taluk | Alangudi taluk | Alangudi, Papanasam taluk |
It shares its borders on north with Kasaragod taluk, south with Kannur District, east with Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka and on the west with the Arabian sea.