Shilpa Shetty spends entire night watching 'Bhoota Kola'

Karkala, Karnataka, Apr 26 (UNI) Cine star Shilpa Shetty spent last night witnessing 'Bhoota Kola' ('Demon Worshipping', a form of popular folk dance drama) at her mother's residence at Niddodi Mudapady here.

Ms Shetty who was here since last three days visited her mother's residence where she spent her entire night watching 'Jarandaya Kola' (worshipping Jarandaya, a demon) along with her cine star sister Shamitha Shetty and other members of the family.

In an informal chat with newspersons, in her mother tongue Tulu, she said preparations to hold Jarandaya Kola was done four months ago before she left for London to participate in the Big Brother show.

''Niddodi is a sacred place for us as it is our original place, where 'Jarandaya Daiva' (the spirit) existed. This is my home town though I lived in Mumbai'', she added.

Ms Shilpa dressed in simple yellow churidar, sporting a Mangalore Jasmine on her head watched the Kola with fear and devotion.

She said her sister Shamitha and her mother yesterday offered silver ornaments and silver masks to nine 'Parivara Daivas', including Jarandaya Daiva.

After witnessing the kola for full night yesterday, Shilpa and her family received 'Prasadam' from the Daiva early morning. She had plans to visit Dharmastala and Subramanya before leaving for Mumbai, she said.

UNI